What is human nature? | The ABCs of Marxist philosophy (Part 3)
In the third part of this series on Marxist philosophy, Daniel Morley talks about the Marxist view on human nature.
Philosophy and science
How can we know anything? | The ABCs of Marxist philosophy (Part 2)
In the second part of this series on Marxist philosophy, Daniel Morley talks about the nature of knowledge.
What is materialism? | The ABCs of Marxist philosophy (Part 1)
In the first part of this series on Marxist philosophy, Daniel Morley talks about materialism.
Idealism vs materialism: mind and matter
In this podcast, Ben Curry provides an in-depth history of the contrasting philosophies of idealism and materialism – two fundamental trends in philosophy, which have re-appeared in various forms throughout the history of human thought.
Dialectics, science and nature
Ben Curry gives an overview of the development of scientific theories and the philosophical ideas that lie behind some of the biggest scientific revolutions in history.
What is consciousness?
Daniel Morley looks at the question of consciousness from a Marxist perspective.
Is Marxism fatalistic | The philosophy of Marxism
In this podcast, Daniel Morley discusses the accusations of ‘fatalism’ levelled at Marxism by its enemies.
Marxism vs postmodernism | The philosophy of Marxism
In this podcast, Hamid Alizadeh of In Defence of Marxism explains why postmodernist philosophy is wrong and reactionary; and how the ‘old’ ideas of Marxism are far more relevant.
Materialism and knowledge | The philosophy of Marxism
In his podcast, Alan Woods mounts a defence of materialism against the trends of subjective idealism, such as positivism and postmodernism.
In Defence of Materialism
How do we acquire knowledge? Is there a real world beyond our senses? And if so, what is our relation to it? In this important theoretical contribution, Alan Woods mounts a defence of materialism against idealism and the obscurantist, postmodernist subjectivism popular on university campuses today.
In Defence of Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born 250 years ago on 27 August 1770 in the German city of Stuttgart. A towering genius with an encyclopaedic mind, Hegel revolutionised every field that he dedicated himself to. The impact of Hegel’s ideas cannot be underestimated. As Marxists, we owe him a tremendous debt.
The COVID-19 pandemic and science under capitalism
Revelations that Dominic Cummings sat on the government’s scientific advisory committee have raised question marks over just how ‘impartial’ expert advice is. Under capitalism, science will never be truly objective or independent.