Leftist Reading: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism Part 12

Leftist Reading

Episode 147:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
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[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics

[Part 12 - This Week]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics - 0:33
Annotation 103: 0:36-1:14
1. The Principle of General Relationships - 1:14
Annotation 104: 1:23-4:10
Annotation 105: 4:31-6:21
Annotation 106: 7:11-8:27
Annotation 107: 9:08-12:03
b. Characteristics of Relationships - 12:05
Annotation 108: 12:29-14:36
Annotation 109: 15:05-16:05
Annotation 110: 16:39-17:16
Annotation 111: 17:46-18:28
Annotation 112: 19:22-22:23
c. Meaning of the Methodology - 22:56
Annotation 113: 24:10-24:55
Annotation 114: 25:38-27:26
Annotation 115: 27:44-30:05
Annotation 116: 30:13-32:08

[Part 13 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 26 - 30?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:
Figure 1 - 0:39
The Principle of General Relationships and the Principle of Development are the most basic principles of materialist dialectics. These two principles are dialectically related to one another.

Figure 2 - 5:40

Figure 3 - 7:14

Figure 4 - 10:28
An infinite diversity of relationships exist within the unity of the material world.

Figure 5 - 11:14
Universal relationships which unite all things, phenomena, and ideas manifest in infinitely diverse ways.

Figure 6 - 13:02
All things, phenomena, and ideas have the relative characteristic of objectiveness.

Figure 7 - 13:42
Alice and Bob are external to one another; each is objective from the other’s perspective.

Figure 8 - 14:14
The relationship between Alice and Bob has objective characteristics to both Alice and Bob.

Figure 9 - 24:14
The comprehensive viewpoint sees the subject in terms of all of its internal and external relationships.

Figure 10 - 47:47
A historical viewpoint focuses on the roles and positions of relationships and properties of subjects as well as their development over time.

Footnotes:

1) 8:42
See Private and Common; Essence and Phenomenon.

2) 8:47
See Annotation 117.

3) 8:52
See Annotation 190.

4) 18:36
See Annotation 108.

5) 18:39
See The Principle of General Relationships.

6) 24:08
Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921.