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

Episode 147:This week we’re continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 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 - 0:33Annotation 103: 0:36-1:14 1. The Principle of General Relationships - 1:14Annotation 104: 1:23-4:10Annotation 105: 4:31-6:21Annotation 106: 7:11-8:27Annotation 107: 9:08-12:03 b. Characteristics of Relationships - 12:05Annotation 108: 12:29-14:36Annotation 109: 15:05-16:05Annotation 110: 16:39-17:16Annotation 111: 17:46-18:28Annotation 112: 19:22-22:23 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 22:56Annotation 113: 24:10-24:55Annotation 114: 25:38-27:26Annotation 115: 27:44-30:05Annotation 116: 30:13-32:08[Part 13 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 0:39The 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 - 5:40Figure 3 - 7:14Figure 4 - 10:28An infinite diversity of relationships exist within the unity of the material world. Figure 5 - 11:14Universal relationships which unite all things, phenomena, and ideas manifest in infinitely diverse ways.Figure 6 - 13:02All things, phenomena, and ideas have the relative characteristic of objectiveness. Figure 7 - 13:42Alice and Bob are external to one another; each is objective from the other’s perspective. Figure 8 - 14:14The relationship between Alice and Bob has objective characteristics to both Alice and Bob. Figure 9 - 24:14The comprehensive viewpoint sees the subject in terms of all of its internal and external relationships. Figure 10 - 47:47A historical viewpoint focuses on the roles and positions of relationships and properties of subjects as well as their development over time. Footnotes:1) 8:42See Private and Common; Essence and Phenomenon.2) 8:47See Annotation 117.3) 8:52See Annotation 190.4) 18:36See Annotation 108.5) 18:39See The Principle of General Relationships.6) 24:08Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921.