Postmodernism: The Anti-Marxist Origins (pt. 1)

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @goosewithagibus
    @goosewithagibus Год назад +24

    "Neo marxist postmodernism" or whatever the hell Peterson says always gives me a chuckle. What a joke.

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +8

      That's another way of saying they understand neither Marxism nor Postmodernism. Or, do they! What if that's exactly why Postmodernism was encouraged by certain schools of thought! So that people would start conflating the two!

    • @avaraportti1873
      @avaraportti1873 Год назад

      I mean Peterson, being a Christian idpoler, is a complete pomo himself ("I don't think that facts are necessarily true"). Which is why "antiwoke" rightoids like him construct their politics in such a way (blame it on Marx!) that they can agitate to further empower the very forces that have created wokeness, i.e. capital and petit bourg academics.
      Oh sh1t, Shell funded the 1619 project, better deregulate Shell and reduce its tax rate!

    • @Revolthe
      @Revolthe 5 месяцев назад

      Neo marxist post-modernism does seem to describe just how backwards, illogical, make believe nonsense that has become woke. Yes it makes little sense. But that's where we are is in not!

  • @PC42190
    @PC42190 Год назад +7

    Have you ever read Gabriel Rockhill?
    He studies French theory and postulates that it was born basically to oppose marxism, having as a prerequisite to oppose any alternative political project.
    He’s very interesting and could be an excellent complement to this series

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +1

      Oh, yes! I do read him. His articles on these topics (especially on Foucault) have been very insightful.

    • @PC42190
      @PC42190 Год назад +1

      @@SamSinha completely agree. Also his articles regarding the Frankfurt School are great

  • @xermiotas4800
    @xermiotas4800 Год назад +8

    Great video. Looking forward to part two and three.

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +1

      Gonna publish them soon! Thanks for watching.

  • @viiviviviiv
    @viiviviviiv Год назад +4

    looking forward to part 2!! i love the way you break this stuff down!!

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад

      Haha, thank you. Stay tuned! Gonna publish it in a week.

  • @bird_63
    @bird_63 Год назад +5

    Seems proffesionally done, informative, underrated, damn what don't you have lol

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +5

      Views and subscribers, apparently.

    • @bird_63
      @bird_63 Год назад +3

      @@SamSinha what a shame. Well, you earned a sub today

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +2

      Thanks a lot. Stay tuned. Gonna publish the next two parts very soon.

  • @wordsofdv
    @wordsofdv Год назад +3

    Cool channel. Good work. Quick question: Did you enable ads or it's just RUclips leeching off your work? In case I need to use a blocker

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +2

      The channel isn't monetized. So, you know the answer.
      Thanks for watching. Stay tuned. Gonna publish 2 more episodes in this series.

  • @avaraportti1873
    @avaraportti1873 Год назад +2

    Reminder that Marcuse worked for the OSS

  • @veyselbatmaz2123
    @veyselbatmaz2123 2 месяца назад

    Very enlightening summary. Postmodernists wrongly interpreted the situation of capitalism through the lenses of modernism that they were all against in one sense or another. The most famous one, Foucoult, once said that if he had read the Frankfurt School, he would not have written 90% of his works. I say in my book "Digitalism vs. Capitalism" that if he had read McLuhan, he wouldn't bother to write the remaining 10%. The real basis for their wrongness is that technology determines everything. In fact, what they refer to as social determination is nonsense. because without technological infrastructure, society could not survive. Read Harold Innis. To the questions, "Where is capitalism coming and going? Going to its graveyard?" I have a hopeful answer, which is highlighted in my book: Digitalism is killing capitalism. A novel perspective, a suggestion first in the world! “Digitalism vs. Capitalism: The New Ecumenical World Order: The Dimensions of State in Digitalism” by Veysel Batmaz is available for sale on the Internet.

  • @atashikokoni
    @atashikokoni Год назад +4

    Great video as always

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад

      Thanks for watching, as always. Stay tuned!

  • @sithyuu7696
    @sithyuu7696 Год назад

    Unrelated but have you read "The Collapse of Complex Societies" by joe tainter?

  • @feikes1878
    @feikes1878 Год назад +1

    Great video. I do in my own work use marxist theory but I always find it helpful to include post modern theory such as the work of Baudrillard (especially for cultural analysis). You didn’t say in your video that Marxism and Post Modernism reject each other completely. My question is how are they able to be combined? Maybe you will go into this next video. Again great video!

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +3

      Yes, I read their texts (or, rather, I torture myself reading their texts). I do think some of their critiques are valuable, but it's just misplaced and inconsistent (kinda like New Atheism). To me, their observations sound like isolated anecdotes devoid of a central method of observation.
      Will tackle that issue (whether or not Marxism is compatible with Postmodernism) in the 3rd video of the series. I don't think they can be combined, unless Marxism accepts a very specific compromise.
      Whether or not it is helpful to take some of their specific inputs... Well, that is true for most schools of thought, including religious philosophy. That's how sublation works! Move up and beyond, preserving certain elements implicitly.
      I don't have a problem with individual observations about society. I'm more concerned about the method from which we observe (or, draw conclusions). This is where I cannot reconcile Marxism with Postmodernism.
      That being said, it's my opinion. If you disagree with anything I say in the next episodes, shower the comment section with harsh criticism. I'm always up for an engaging discussion.
      Thanks for watching!

    • @ubik5453
      @ubik5453 Год назад

      ​@SamSinha One critique of postmodernism is that it doesn't have an emancipatory project or solutions the way Marxism has. Also, it seems that most of the writing in postmodern philosophy is not accessible and hard to read. I absolutely 💯 HATE IT when someone writes that way, they write elitist, and it makes you look like an asshole.

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +2

      @@ubik5453 Yeah, I'm mentioning this in the second video. Pretentiousness in writing doesn't necessarily invalidate what they're saying. It's their core philosophy that's self-contradictory. The terrible writing is just another layer.

    • @ubik5453
      @ubik5453 Год назад

      ​@@SamSinha👍cool

  • @stephenkwas3280
    @stephenkwas3280 Год назад +4

    How does this have so few views????

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +2

      Haha. I hope the algo picks it up someday! Thanks a lot for watching. Stay tuned.

  • @leon3589
    @leon3589 Год назад +1

    Very good video. Thank you

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад

      Thanks for watching. Stay tuned.

  • @alanmahon7044
    @alanmahon7044 Год назад

    very good, keep it up, the numbers wiil grow. Maybe lose the music? the words are intellectually dense and the music hinders understanding.

    • @SamSinha
      @SamSinha  Год назад +1

      Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for the next parts.
      I totally agree with the music thing. The problem is, I cannot even hear the music in the devices I watched this on... during the edit. Definitely missing some audio editing step.

  • @evolgenius1150
    @evolgenius1150 2 месяца назад

    Postmodernism basically was: Yeah our system doesn’t work and facts keep proving it. It must be the facts that are wrong! Fuck objectivity! 😂

  • @meatsuit6922
    @meatsuit6922 Месяц назад

    This whole critique seems really biased and manipulative. Especially to posit that all postmodernist thought is in the aim of capitalism. I think there are useful things to take from both philosophies and individual philosophers without being a card carrying member of either mode of thought. I think postmodernism proves itself useful by that merit alone, not to mention the fact that it seems fucking impossible to find anyone on this god abandoned hellhole website who can actually describe either of these fucking concepts objectively without inserting some sort of ideological bias
    People come to these videos to learn and are inevitably manipulated