Leftist Reading: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism Part 13

Episode 148:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
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[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 12]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics
1. The Principle of General Relationships

[Part 13 - This Week]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics
2. Principle of Development
a. Definition of Development - 0:31
Annotation 117: 1:02 - 6:59
Annotation 118: 7:17 - 11:25
Annotation 119: 12:32 - 13:09
b. Characteristics of Development - 13:10
Annotation 120: 13:30 - 14:47
Annotation 121: 15:07 - 15:52
Annotation 122: 16:25 - 16:45
Annotation 123: 17:38 - 17:53
c. Meaning of the Methodology - 17:55
Annotation 124: 18:48 - 19:17
Annotation 125: 19:58 - 20:35

[Part 14 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 26 - 30?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 2:02
In the process of development, Quantity Change leads to Quality Change.

Figure 2 - 3:40
All of these have the quality of water because of the molecular quantities of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, however, from the perspective of volume, quantity changes still lead to quality changes.

Figure 3 - 5:21
The same human being will undergo various quality changes as age quantity increases over time.

Figure 4 - 6:09
Metaphysics only consider linear properties of quantity change; Materialist Dialectics takes quantity changes and quality shifts into consideration when considering change over time.

Figure 5 - 8:06
The concept of “change” in materialist dialectics centers on internal and external relationships causing mutual impacts which lead to quantity changes which build into quality shifts.

Figure 6 - 10:34
Both flooding and flood recession are development processes with the same forward tendency. Flood recession may appear to be a “reversal,” but it is in fact forward development.

Figure 7 - 14:08
Dialectical Development consists of Quantity and Quality Shifts, which in turn derive from motion.

Footnotes:

7) 13:18
See: Annotation 108.

8) 13:21
See: Annotation 106.

9) 13:24
See: Annotation 107.

10) 18:28
Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921. See also: Mode and Forms of Existence of Matter.

11) 18:42
See Annotation 62.

12) 21:32
Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921.