📚 4 Books mentioned in "Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism | Lex Fridman Podcast #295" of Lex Fridman Podcast

By the way, the textbook I wrote in economics, in case you’re ever interested, was also published by MIT Press, and the title is 'Contending Economic Theories: Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian.'

In a reference to his own academic work, Richard Wolff discusses his textbook titled 'Contending Economic Theories: Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian,' which was published by MIT Press, highlighting its relevance to the ongoing conversation about Marxism and economic theory.

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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.

Richard Wolff references Karl Marx's book 'Capital' while discussing the evolution of Marxist thought and its early focus on capitalism rather than the state. He notes its lack of focus on the state despite being considered a major work by Marx.

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Yeah, he came up only as an object of dismissal; for example, the major textbook in economics that I was taught with and that was for many years the canonical book, it isn't quite anymore, was a book authored by a professor of economics at MIT named Paul Samuelson, and people kind of—you know, a whole generation or two were trained on his textbook.

Richard Wolff reflects on his education in economics, noting that the major textbook he studied, which was widely accepted for years, was by Paul Samuelson. He points out that this example illustrates how Marx's ideas were often dismissed in the academic context.

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One of Lenin's great works is titled 'The Economic History of Russia,' where he examines centuries of history. It's a massive book, about three or four inches thick, and I am one of the few people who have read it.

Richard Wolff discusses Lenin's significant work, 'The Economic History of Russia,' highlighting its analysis of Russia's historical evolution and the development of a strong central state following feudalism. He emphasizes the book's considerable depth, noting its substantial length and the rarity of those who have read it.

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