I was just thinking about how the last time i learned any philosophy was 15+ years ago, so i wonder, what's something y'all know about philosophy? Let's talk about it!

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[–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I've always thought that was one of the successes of Marx, is that even if his system has never existed in the world, it was such an interesting framework to work with that it spanned a whole discipline of thought. Not a failure at all in my eyes, even if it wasn't the success Marx intended.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    If you only read to page 64 of the capital. You'll have noticed how scientificly he went on about making his case. And while every proper attempt to create his idea, has been crushed by either capitalists or authoriarians, i agree. His biggest legacy is the IDEA and the mass spread of it. Sure it was always a fight peasents vs nobility, but never so well organized and public than after his work

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