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Das Kapital
Das Kapital by Karl Marx has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 4 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Glenn Loury (1 episode), James Lindsay (1 episode) and Josh Barnett (1 episode) on Lex Fridman Podcast (2 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode) and The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (1 episode).
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If you read Marx's Capital, the great work of his maturity—three volumes—there's almost nothing in there about the state.
Questions about Das Kapital by Karl Marx
Who has discussed Das Kapital by Karl Marx on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended Das Kapital by Karl Marx; Glenn Loury (1 episode), James Lindsay (1 episode), Josh Barnett (1 episode) and Richard Wolff (1 episode) have discussed it across 3 podcasts (4 people in all).
Which podcasts mention Das Kapital the most?
Lex Fridman Podcast (2 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode) and The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (1 episode).
Is Das Kapital recommended, or only discussed?
Das Kapital by Karl Marx was recommended in 0 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 4 episodes, as of 2023-06-15.
What do people say about Das Kapital?
Richard Wolff on Lex Fridman Podcast (2022-06-17): "If you read Marx's Capital, the great work of his maturity, three volumes, there's almost nothing in there about the state."
When was Das Kapital last mentioned on a podcast?
Das Kapital by Karl Marx was last discussed on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast by James Lindsay on 2023-06-15.
The best things said about it
Marx was an important figure in the history of the West, and I think Marx should be read and Capital, three volumes, etc. Alienation of labor and whatnot, the implications of modernization and the advent of industrial capitalism, etc.
Glenn Loury Lex Fridman Podcast · May 2022 You know she's from she might to Berkeley so it wasn't something that I ever saw especially to begin with it didn't seem like that was what I was in store for until one day you know I look over and I'm like huh Das Kapital Well yeah I think we reading Marx is interesting and I think it's worthwhile.
Josh Barnett The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2017 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Das Kapital by Karl Marx is a monumental three-volume economic and social analysis of capitalism, the commodification of labor, and the alienating effects of industrial modernization. On The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, James Lindsay argued that reducing Marx's work strictly to its economic analysis misses the broader philosophical picture of his ideology. A similar perspective was shared on the Lex Fridman Podcast by Richard Wolff, who pointed out that despite being the great work of Marx's maturity, the three volumes of Capital contain almost nothing regarding the structure of the state itself, focusing instead on the deep mechanics of capital accumulation. Also on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Glenn Loury emphasized that Marx remains an undeniably important figure in Western history whose writings on the alienation of labor and the realities of industrial capitalism deserve careful study. On The Joe Rogan Experience, guest Josh Barnett recalled discovering a copy of Das Kapital at an ex-girlfriend's house and reflected that reading Marx's arguments remains an interesting and worthwhile endeavor for understanding historical political thought. Together, these podcast discussions treated the work not merely as a political manual, but as a complex foundational text of modern social critique.
Every mention
Glenn Loury Marx was an important figure in the history of the West, and I think Marx should be read and Capital, three… 1
“Marx was an important figure in the history of the West, and I think Marx should be read and Capital, three volumes, etc. Alienation of labor and whatnot, the implications of modernization and the advent of industrial capitalism, etc.”
James Lindsay If we focus on his economic analysis in 'Capital', we miss the entire picture. 1
“If we focus on his economic analysis in 'Capital', we miss the entire picture.”
Josh Barnett you know she's from she might to Berkeley so it wasn't something that I ever saw especially to begin with i… 1
“you know she's from she might to Berkeley so it wasn't something that I ever saw especially to begin with it didn't seem like that was what I was in store for until one day you know I look over and I'm like huh Das Kapital Well yeah I think we reading Marx is interesting and I think it's worthwhile”
Richard Wolff If you read Marx's Capital, the great work of his maturity—three volumes—there's almost nothing in there ab… 1
“If you read Marx's Capital, the great work of his maturity—three volumes—there's almost nothing in there about the state.”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“And I was reading Das Capotel.”