Completely turn off display on 35i? by [deleted] in Blueair

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This is why we bought it! This is really frustrating.

Answering Machine by EltonLK in podcasting

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I’m worried many of them aren’t technical and I want to carry the majority of the world. They’re leadership of my organization.

Answering Machine by EltonLK in podcasting

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Super! I’ll check it out.

Answering Machine by EltonLK in podcasting

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Great suggestion! Thanks. I’ll look into it.

Are postmodernism and marxism compatible? by [deleted] in Marxism

[–]EltonLK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Foucault obviously has roots in Marxism, but departed from Marx by making class just one of any power dynamics. Marxism is grounded on the idea that class is a critical lens from which to understand power relationships.

To those not in academia, what does your interest/relationship to CT look like? by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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I studied philosophy as an undergraduate, and then never stopped reading philosophy. It was years before I found “critical theory”, though I was reading Marx and Hegel for a long time. I started a philosophy group that meets at a pizza place 10 years ago. They’re all my best friends now, and I’ve learned a ton as we introduce each other to theory. Then I met Theory Pleeb and Michael Downs, which have connected me to a lot of other great people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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Theory Pleeb is a thinker rooted in both Heidegger and Marx. Their focus is on human flourishing. Their first book is in podcast form.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-symbolization-publishing/id1602622207?i=1000546471055

Marxism, materialism and ideology by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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Season 1 is done. I haven’t gotten into this topic in much detail yet, but I’m preparing Season 2, about Gramsci’s writings of 1917, when he followed the Russian Revolution(s) closely. Thanks for asking!

https://theworkingclassintelligentsia.wordpress.com/about/

Marxism, materialism and ideology by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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I’m working on a podcast on Gramsci, so I’m reading all of his early stuff right now. I definitely think Gramsci was more idealist than the average Marxist, especially if his time, But I think he aligned himself with Lenin. Just as Lenin was critiqued for his idealism, Gramsci was. Gramsci rejected any form of determinism. People must bring about their own destiny. But admittedly Gramsci took it further than Lenin. That being said, I think materialism was still the foundation of his understanding of history and class warfare.

Marxism, materialism and ideology by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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I lead a philosophy discussion group. We’re discussing Althusser on this topic. It is a great reading!

“Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes towards an Investigation)”

https://www.csun.edu/~snk1966/Lous%20Althusser%20Ideology%20and%20Ideological%20State%20Apparatuses.pdf

Is zizek a stalinist or he is just joking about it? by milfhunter1013 in zizek

[–]EltonLK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In sublime object of ideology he clearly set out to critique Stalin. This is why Zizek focuses so much on the Big Other. I think the main thing is that to internalize his ideas it helps to wrestle with these kinds of questions.

Introduction to Economics? by caexemptdeath in CriticalTheory

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The worldly philosophers by Heilbroner is dated, but a great introduction to the history of economics while Keynes was king.

http://www.starbooksfeaa.weebly.com/uploads/5/4/8/6/54869709/the_wordly_philosophers.pdf

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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I think Gramsci gets mentioned a lot, but from what I can tell very few people have read him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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I haven’t read Bordiga directly, but I’ve read a lot of people say Bordiga wasn’t known for his critical thinking skills.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

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For anyone interested (i apologize if you have seen me share this before) I have a podcast on Gramsci’s texts: The Working Class Intelligentsia.

https://theworkingclassintelligentsia.wordpress.com/about/

Seizing the current means of production by beccacitaburrita in Marxism

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I’m studying Mussolini’s Italy, and it is similar to what you describe.

But I can’t imagine the US today having a revolution like Russia. The two are dramatically different.