Today at 1 pm I begin teaching Philosophy 471 at UNC Chapel Hill: 7 graduate students and 12 undergraduates in
a small seminar room with a maximum capacity of 19 plus the Instructor. The official title of the course is Hegel,
Marx, and the Philosophical Critique of Society, but the title I have announced
is Karl Marx’s Critique of Capitalism, and after a brief mention today, Hegel
will depart, never to be heard from again.
I have decided to do something I have never done before in
any course: set before the students the
full-scale interdisciplinary understanding of Capital that I have developed over the last 45 years, my integrated economic, philosophical, sociological, political, historical,
mathematical, literary critical interpretation of the greatest work of social
theory ever written. Given the vagaries
of age and health and the uncertainties of employment opportunities for
eighty-six year old professors not quite ready for retirement, this may be my
last go-round, so I have decided to make it a good one.
There is a waiting list, and after I explain my intentions,
some of those registered may bail. I
will let you know how it goes.
10 comments:
I'm sure that all will go well. Your title is very tempting. I genuinely wish that I was there to listen to your course.
Any chance it will be recorded like previous courses?
I'm excited after the first class and looking forward to the other twelve. Thank you for letting me sit in. Linda Nelson
Same question in mind.
NP
You could quickly dispense with Hegel by recounting the saga of the Absolute Fruit.
Delighted to have you there, Linda. Say hello to Alan for me.
God I wish I could take that class!
Sounds like a book in the making, interspersed with questions and answers.
A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE GREATEST WORK OF SOCIAL THEORY EVER WRITTEN:
Integrated Economic, Philosophical, Sociological, Political, Historical, Mathematical, and Literary Considerations
Robert Paul Wolff
PS You're at the age where Monet did his best work and his sight was barely functioning...just saying...forget Nancy, this is one for the ages!
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