Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis

Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis

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Marxism and Fact/Value Confusion

Marxism and Fact/Value Confusion

It's a huge mistake to think historical materialism entails anything whatsoever about meta-ethics.

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Does Marx’s materialism entail moral nihilism?

I’ve obviously heard this claim from right-wingers who want to portray commies as demonic. Strangely, though, a certain kind of super-Marxist agrees with the Right’s premise. For example, I’ve often run into the suggestion that making any sort of explicitly moral argument against capitalism means rejecting m…

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