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A Commentary on the Passing Scene by Robert Paul Wolff rwolff@afroam.umass.edu
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The following books by Robert Paul Wolff are available on Amazon.com as e-books: KANT'S THEORY OF MENTAL ACTIVITY, THE AUTONOMY OF REASON, UNDERSTANDING MARX, UNDERSTANDING RAWLS, THE POVERTY OF LIBERALISM, A LIFE IN THE ACADEMY, MONEYBAGS MUST BE SO LUCKY, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE USE OF FORMAL METHODS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY.
Now Available: Volumes I, II, III, and IV of the Collected Published and Unpublished Papers.
Now Available: Volumes I, II, III, and IV of the Collected Published and Unpublished Papers.
NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE: LECTURES ON KANT'S CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON. To view the lectures, go to YouTube and search for "Robert Paul Wolff Kant." There they will be.
NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE: LECTURES ON THE THOUGHT OF KARL MARX. To view the lectures, go to YouTube and search for Robert Paul Wolff Marx."
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- As I observed in one of my books, in politics I am an anarchist, in religion I am an atheist, and in economics I am a Marxist. I am also, rather more importantly, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a violist.
4 comments:
Professor Wolff,
I am certain that there are countless fellow watchers/listeners of this brilliant series of ten lectures who join me in wishing to thank you for this noble gift which you have bestowed upon us, your largely anonymous audience.
You have described in your blog the many obstacles which stood in the way of birthing this series. As we now know, you overcame all of them – you created a lecture hall in your home library, mastered the use of a camcorder, learned the vagaries of microphones and natural lighting, and even created an imaginary collection of former students whom you honored by inviting them to sit in your imaginary classroom. Here they are:
Jennifer Jensen-Wallach
Thomas Cathcart
Andrew Rosa
Tanya Mears
Thomas Nagel
Derek Parfit
Rita Reynolds
Bekisizwe Ndimande
They each had a front row seat, actually we all did, as you took us through a beautifully thought-out, outlined and fleshed-out set of lectures on Ideological Critique. Starting with Karl Mannheim, continuing with the fascinating Kalahari conundrum ( Edwin Wilmsen vs Richard B Lee et al), then on to Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the sophisticated theory of African-American literary criticism as illustrated by the Signifying Monkey, and ending with the seemingly unlikely Jane Austen in Mansfield Park (via a grand incorporation of Edward Said’s major role in post colonialism) with its breathtaking “reveal” at the very end, you gave us a jewel of a course on the role of Literary Criticism in Ideological Critique.
You achieved a difficult self-assignment: you made your presentations appealing to people in the field who are well read and/or who did the “homework” assignment of reading several books you suggested at the start, as well as to those who chose merely to tune in to the lectures themselves. The lectures were structured so well, they flowed so easily, that they had that enviable characteristic of seeming “simple”. They were illustrated from a rich palette of disciplines and personal stories. They incorporate the craft of good writing and the art of polished presentation. What an achievement!
You have been gracious in responding to questions and comments from your listeners and did all this in a comfortable, unpretentious manner which put us all at ease.
Thank you, Professor Wolff, for the gift of countless hours of your time and your knowledge. If it is not too presumptuous, given that we know at least some of what was involved in producing this set of lectures, I know I speak for many when I say that we would be delighted to attend your next “seminar”.
I was honored to be in the audience (with a ringside seat, no less) for the first time since studying Kant's first critique with you 55(!) years ago. Thanks, Bob, for a very interesting course. And now I submit to you my imaginary term paper, with the hope that grade inflation will elevate my grade, not just to an imaginary A, but to a real A, which I will add to my resume. As to your identity as the "old philosopher"--so that was you!! I can still hear you saying, "Is that what's bothering you, bunky? Is that what's on your mind? Well, take a walk in the sun!!" [The reference will probably be lost on your younger readers.]
Many thanks for a great series of lectures. I learned a lot, especially about anthropology.
Bravo! Thoroughly enjoyed the lectures, and I hope you are inspired to do another series soon.
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