Leftist Reading: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism Part 8

Leftist Reading

Episode 143:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
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[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 7]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism
I. Materialism and Dialectical Materialism
II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness
1. Matter

[Part 8 - This Week]
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism
II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness
2. Consciousness - 0:31
a. The Source of Consciousness - 0:34
Annotation 67: 0:45 - 1:23
-Natural Source of Consciousness - 1:24
Annotation 68: 3:34 - 5:43
Annotation 69: 6:22 - 8:55
Annotation 70: 10:05 - 10:41
Annotation 71: 10:52 - 11:41
Annotation 72: 12:18 - 37:19
Lenin's Proof of the Theory of Reflection - 26:59
-Social Sources of Consciousness - 37:20
Annotation 73: 37:46 - 39:42
Annotation 74: 39:53 - 40:08
Annotation 75: 41:01 - 45:38
Annotation 76: 46:30 - 48:17

[Part 9 - 11?]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 12 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

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

Figures:

Figure 1 - 2:56
Consciousness exists as a dynamic set of relationships between the external material world, human sense perception, and the functions of the human brain.

Figure 2 - 5:09
This chart outlines the basic development tendency of Forms of Reflection in matter which lead from inorganic matter, to life, to human consciousness and society.

Figure 3 - 6:41
Physical Reflection: Change in Position

Figure 4 - 7:17
Physical Reflection: Change in Structure

Figure 5 - 7:46
Chemical Reflection: Single Replacement

Figure 6 - 46:07
This diagram is based on work from an article titled “Evidence in Hand: Recent Discoveries and the Early Evolution of Human Manual Manipulation.”[footnote 15] Modern research has discovered strong evidence [footnote 16] that the human hand evolved along with tool use, in line with Engels’ analysis in Dialectics of Nature.

Figure 7 - 48:00
Human language and human labor mutually develop one another through a dialectical process to develop human nature. Simultaneously, human nature and human society mutually develop one another through a dialectical process.

Footnotes:

14) 16:36
Source: “Food for Thought: Was Cooking a Pivotal Step in Human Evolution?” by Alexandra Rosati, Scientific American, February 26, 2018.

15) 46:17
Written by Professor Tracy L. Kivell and published in The Royal Society.

16) 46:22
Stone Tools Helped Shape Human Hands by Sara Reardon, published in New Scientist Magazine.