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Jun 2021
46m 41s

Idealism vs materialism: mind and matter

Revolutionary Communist Party
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In this podcast, Ben Curry provides an in-depth history of the contrasting philosophies of idealism and materialism - two fundamental trends in philosophy, which have re-appeared in various forms throughout the history of human thought. Marxism basis itself on a materialist outlook, which understands the material world as being an objective reality, consist ... Show More
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