Philosophy

Plekhanov on dialectics

The term "dialectic", as a description of a mode of reasoning, dates back to ancient Greek philosophy, and in general signifies a method of argument that involves some sort of contradictory process between opposing sides, usually as a path to successive approximations to truth. Thus Plato presented his philosophical argument as a back-and-forth dialogue or debate, generally between Socrates and some other person. In what is now called "classic German philosophy", the pioneer, Immanuel Kant (fl.1781-1792) built some of his key philosophical ideas around a discussion of "antinomies"...

Love thy neighbour or class struggle?

At Workers' Liberty summer school – Ideas for Freedom 2015 – socialist Daisy Forest debated the Bishop of Manchester David Walker, on the question of 'Love thy neighbour, or class struggle?' Below is a video recording of the debate, and also a transcript of Daisy's speech. We live in a world in which enough food is grown to feed everyone, in which the productive capacity of human kind could meet the needs of each and every human being. Yet we live in a world where everyday children die of starvation or from preventable diseases or are blown to pieces in one of the dozens of conflicts which...

Teach yourself socialism

'Contradictions as the cause of change' (Part 5 of Edward Conze's series on dialectical materialism) Download PDF

Teach yourself socialism

Articles: The unity of opposites (Part 5 of Edward Conze's explanation of dialectical materialism) What was the USSR (Colin Foster) Download PDF

Teach yourself socialism

Articles: Things must be studied in their movement (Part 3, on Dialectal Materialism) (Edward Conze) What are transitional demands? (Jack Cleary) Download PDF

Why Marxists Fight Against Political Religion

“The wind that shakes the barley”Catholic Action: A rift in the Iron Curtain, by James P Cannon A Rift in the Religious Iron Curtain :1. From Hollywood To Rome A Rift in the Religious Iron Curtain 2: Church and State A Rift in the Religious Iron Curtain 3: The Protestant Counter-attack Fighting sin or fighting capital? A Debate on Socialism and Religion The truth about Marxism and religion 96. The Left's accommodation with Islam now and the 1960's Stalinist “dialogue between Marxism and Christianity” Catholic Action: A rift in the Iron Curtain

Why Marxists Fight Against Political Religion: the Catholic Church

James P Cannon Catholic Action: A rift in the Iron Curtain, by James P Cannon (1947) The Catholic Church 1: From Hollywood To Rome (1951) The Catholic Church 2: Church and State The Catholic Church 3: The Protestant Counter-attack Max Shachtman Fighting sin or fighting capital? A Debate on Socialism and Religion (1949) Appendices The truth about Marxism and religion The Left's accommodation with Islam now and the 1960's Stalinist “dialogue between Marxism and Christianity” (1967)

The Catholic Church:1. From Hollywood To Rome

Taking advantage of what is left of my rights, I hereby serve notice of intention to join in the public discussions stirred up by President Truman's decision to send a United States ambassador to the Vatican. And if you expect me to be calm and politely restrained in my utterances, you're in for a disappointment. I was burned up about the encroachments of authoritarian clericalism long before the President's decision was announced. His latest stroke of statesmanship just added a little fuel to the flames which have been scaring my tender flesh. This is not a debate, properly speaking. From the...

A Rift in the Iron Curtain :1. FROM HOLLYWOOD TO ROME

Taking advantage of what is left of my rights, I hereby serve notice of intention to join in the public discussions stirred up by President Truman's decision to send a United States ambassador to the Vatican. And if you expect me to be calm and politely restrained in my utterances, you're in for a disappointment. I was burned up about the encroachments of authoritarian clericalism long before the President's decision was announced. His latest stroke of statesmanship just added a little fuel to the flames which have been scaring my tender flesh. This is not a debate, properly speaking. From the...

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