Terry Eagleton on Marxism as a Theodicy

[KurtFF8]

This is a very interesting lecture I found while random youtubing

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It goes into important questions of Marxism, mainly of course if it is a Theodicy. I was unfamiliar with the term, but from what I gather from the lecture it represents a theory that accepts "evil" as a "means" for good in a way (although this may be a bit simplistic).

Tied up in this are of course the questions of the necessity of capitalism to exist to achieve socialism, and questions of historical materialism.

Great talk, I recommend it to everyone.

[blake 3:17]

Thanks -- I like Eagleton very much and he's always entertaining.

[blake 3:17]

He's sounding senile.

[KurtFF8]

He's sounding senile.

How so?

[Sun at Eight]

He's sounding senile.
Yeah...what? He sounds like an older man, but that's not the same thing. I was expecting much more halting speech, based on your comment, but his eloquence and oratory skills in this video are enviable for almost anyone.

[blake 3:17]

Others lately have said I am mean to the elderly (I've been around them a lot). Life's been pretty stressful and folks of his generation and ilk have been part of that.

I felt annoyed when he said Williams wasn't a Marxist. I think he's probably right. And who cares? Does it matter?

I'll give it another go. I quite enjoyed his little book on the meaning of life. A former student of his (and pal of mine) tore it apart based on some reference to Darwin.

For folks more interested in TE his book Ideology is a stunner. The 2nd edition is dedicated to a friend of mine, Norm Feltes.

Enough personal stuff! On with the real struggle of doing something Revolutionary somewhere!

[blake 3:17]

It's sounding good. I was mad about something else.

[Vanguard1917]

If nothing else, Prof Eagleton always has the best opening gags.