Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-06-17
Books mentioned on #295 – Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism
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Richard Wolff discussed Das Kapital by Karl Marx, Economics, an introductory analysis by Paul Anthony Samuelson and others, and Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei by Karl Marx and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Das Kapital
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.
Discussed“If you read Marx's Capital, the great work of his maturity—three volumes—there's almost nothing in there about the state.”
Where to get it
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Economics, an introductory analysis
Economics, an introductory analysis by Paul Anthony Samuelson and William D.
Discussed“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”
Where to get it
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Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei
Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is the foundational political pamphlet outlining the core principles of Marxism, class struggle, and the critique of capitalism.
Discussed“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.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“by the way the textbook I wrote in economics in case you're ever interested was also published by the MIT press and the title of contending economic theories neoclassical Keynesian and marxian”
“by the way the textbook I wrote in economics in case you're ever interested was also published by the MIT press and the title of contending economic theories neoclassical Keynesian and marxian”
“and the title of contending economic theories neoclassical Keynesian and marxian”
“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.'”