Class 2: Lecture & Discussion 1-13(M)Section Three: Marx’s Methodology—Materialist Dialectics (PM: pp. 49-70)Speaker3Speaker6: Ken OguinaClass 8: Lecture 2-3(M)Class 9: Speaker7 2-5(W)Speaker9: John ChoiLecturePHL 318 Great Philosophers (Marx and Engels)Instructor: John Z. DingOffice: 1-328Phone: (909) 869-4660Fax: (909) 869-4434Email: [email protected]: www.csupomona.edu/~zdingOffice Hours:Monday: 11:55pm—1:55pmWednesday: 11:55pm—1:55pmThursday: 1:55pm—2:55pmI. DescriptionStudy in depth of Marx, one of the great philosophers with attention devoted to primary source materials. This course is designed equally for philosophy students and for students from other disciplines with a strong interest in interdisciplinary studies. No specific background in philosophywould be necessary. II. Expected OutcomesThis course provides a coherent curriculum of course work in philosophy that will prepare students for graduate work, professional work in human services area and personal enhancement. The general purpose of this course is to foster a better understanding of the philosophic issues in world culture, international affairs and interdisciplinary studies. III. Text and ReadingsThis course will use basic history of Philosophy texts supplemented with original scripture, literature, and modern works written by leading scolars. At the appropriate time, the instructor will decide which of the current publications provide the best analyses of the problems. The following are publications that are possible texts and readings for the teaching. Texts:McBride, William L., The Philosophy of Marx, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1977Marx and Engels, Selected Works, Lawrence & Wishart, London, 1968; International Publishers, New York, 1969Optional Readings (By Marx and Engels):Marx and Engels, The German Ideology, Lawrence & Wishart, London, 1965; International Publishers, New York, 1965Marx, Capital, 3 vols., C. Dutt (ed), Lawrence & Wishart, London, 1970-72; International Publishers, New York, 1967Marx, Early Texts, D. McLellan (tr. and ed), Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1971; Barness & Noble, NewYork, 1971Marx, Writings of the Young Marx on Philosophy and Society, Loyd D. Easton and Kurt H. guddat (eds), Doubleday & Co., Garden City, New York, 1967Engels, Anti-Duhring, Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1976Optional Readings (By Other Writers):Avineri, Shlomo, The Social & Political Thought of Karl Marx, Cambridge University Press, 19711Anderson, Perry, In the Tracks of Historical Materialism, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984Bottomore, T. B. (edited), Karl Marx: Early Writings, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964Callinicos, Alex, Against Postmodernism: a Marxist Critique, New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1990Elster, Jon (edited), Karl Marx: A Reader, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1986Feuer, Lewis (edited), Marx and Engels: Basic Writings on Politics and Philosophy, New York: Anchor Books, 1959Geras, Norman, Discourses of Extremity: Radical Ethics and Post-Marxist Extravagances, London;New York: Verso, 1990Gottlieb, Roger S. (edited), An Anthology of Western Marxism: from Lukács and Gramsci to Socialist-feminism, New York: Oxford University Press, 1989Kolakowski, Leszek, Main Currents of Marxism, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978Kort, Michael G., Marxism in Power, Brookfield: the Millbrook Press, 1993McLellan, David, Karl Marx: His Life and Thought, Harper & Row. Publishers, 1973Sowell, Thomas, Marxism: Philosophy and Economics, New York: Morrow, 1985Stockhammer, Morris, Karl Marx Dictionary, New York: Philosophical Library, 1965Wheen, Francis, Karl Marx, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999Suggested Readings for Presentation:1. Marx and Engels, Manifesto of The Communist Party 2. Marx and Engels, The German Ideology3. Marx, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts 4. Marx, Critique of Gotha Program 5. Engels, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State6. Engels, Introduction to Dialectics of Nature7. Engels, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 8. Engels, Anti-Duhring 9. Engels, Ludwig Feuerbach and the Outcome of Classic German Philosophy10. Lenin, Materialism and Empirical Criticism 11. Lenin, Philosophic Notes 12. Lenin, State and Revolution13. Stalin, On Dialectic Materialism and Historical Materialism14. Mao Tse-tung, On Practice15. Mao Tse-tung, On Contradiction IV. Course OutlineThis course will present a critical inquire into several of the more central concepts and problems specific and common to most, if not all, of Marx’s thoughts, traditions and philosophies. V. Instructional Methods1. Students familiarize themselves with assigned reading materials.2. Instructor provides additional information in lectures.3. Instructor introduces particular topics, identifies major issues of significance or points of contention, and indicates the focus of class discussion.24. Students refine their understanding of selected issues through additional research and the preparation of class, presentations or essays and research papers. VI. Course ScheduleSection One: Introduction (*PM: pp.1-20; **SW: pp. 3-73) Class 1: Lecture & Discussion 1－8(W)Section Two: Marx’s Philosophical Influences (PM: pp. 21-48)Class 2: Lecture & Discussion 1-13(M)Handouts:1. Lenin, The Three Sources and Component Parts of MarxismSection Three: Marx’s Methodology—Materialist Dialectics (PM: pp. 49-70) Class 3: Lecture 1-15(W)Class 4: Speaker1: David Adair 1-20(M) Speaker2 Speaker3Handouts:1. Engels, Anti-Duhring (Part One: XIL, XIIL)2. Engels, Ludwig Feuerbach and the Outcome of Classic German Philosophy3. Engels, Introduction to Dialectics of NatureSuggested Readings:1. Engels, Introduction to Dialectics of Nature2. Engels, Anti-Duhring Section Four: Marx’s Metaphysics—“Dialectic Materialism” (PM: pp. 70-91; SW: pp. 417-470 )Class 5: Lecture 1-22(W)Class 6: Speaker4 1-27(M) Speaker5 Speaker6: Ken OguinaClass 7: Group Discussion1 1-29(W)Handouts:1. Marx and Engels, The German Ideology (Part one)2. Marx, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (Critique of the Hegelian and Philosophy as a Whole) 3. Engels, Ludwig Feuerbach and the Outcome of Classic German PhilosophySuggested Readings:1. Marx and Engels, The German Ideology2. Marx, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 3. Engels, Introduction to Dialectics of Nature4. Engels, Anti-Duhring Section five: Marx’s Epistemology—“Dynamic theory of Reflection” (PM: pp. 116-140)Class 8: