Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist tradition. This is Richard’s second appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. In episode #127, he and Robinson discussed some of the most profound criticisms of capitalism. In this installment, they focus on Marx himself, including Karl Marx’s background, his most important views, what he wrote and didn’t write, and some of the common—and potentially devastating—criticisms of Marxism.
Richard’s Website: https://www.rdwolff.com
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OUTLINE
00:00 In This Episode…
00:22 Introduction
03:55 Who Was Karl Marx?
32:15 Karl Marx, Armchair Intellectual?
37:40 Answering Karl Marx’s Critics
50:38 Is Karl Marx Responsible for the Communist Genocides?
01:14:09 Marxism and The World Economy of Today
01:17:53 Is Socialism a Monolith? Does Marxism Evolve?
01:25:13 On Marxism and Mass Death
Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.