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>>16737336
History is not on the side of Chomsky's observations and predictions on the particular issues which they were debating here, though neither could be said to have won when this episode actually aired. Chomsky's indefensibly mistaken accounts and predictions surrounding Vietnam at this time when viewed with today's knowledge of history has done little to dissuade many of his assertions about such things both now and then, however.
The real losers here are those who are swayed by Chomsky's rationality and see it as a exempt from tests of empirical validity due to that sway. Most of what Chomsky asserts here fundamentally amount to extremely logical hypotheses about the origins and potential outcomes of political movements in Vietnam, hypotheses which have since been proven false by the outcomes of such movements and which would not be defended by Chomsky himself today, at least not in the same form and with the same presumptions which he asserts in this debate. Chomsky, however, actually understands what he is talking about in this debate, and thus would logically understand how his assertions could logically be demonstrably false, though he rationally sees no reason to suspect such a thing in the historical context of this debate. Those who do not understand the literal things which Chomsky is arguing, and thus do not understand how those things could be validated or invalidated by subsequent future events within Vietnam, are the only people who are technically incompetent or are at a loss on anything.

>>15741077
Neoliberalism is an economic term, redditard. Your gods Reagan and Thatcher, which you limp-wristed neocons like to fap to were neoliberals.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism
>>15741207
The political theory that was born in the Enlightenment that still persists today and includes things the other anon listed >>15741274.

I'm convinced this is a troll thread.
Pic related

OP is absolutely correct.

I will soon be studying at university, with the chance to study philosophy. Should I major in phil or study on my own? What is the best way to learn the subject?

>>13469019
pic related.

>>13382959
The point I've been trying to deliver to you is that the term 'capitalism' is without utility or defined meaning. It doesn't describe a period of history, as even you can't tell if we are living in an era of capitalism or pre-capitalism or not. it does not describe anything unique, as throughout all periods of history commodities were being exchanged, capital accumulated, and wages paid. The term is pointless, unless that is you need a narrative to intellectually justify your ressentiment. And its pretty clear to me that you are quite insecure in yourself.

In failing to understand my point, you have clearly demonstrated your lacking the ability of abstraction. Defining a historical era as 'le capitalism' is just plain fucking wrong. History doesn't have these clear cut segmentations, and isn't following some logic of historical materialism or class conflict. History is nebulous and uncertain and complex, but someone who has the gall to claim an all encompassing understanding of it would certainly be a self-professed marxist. Time to read a book, nigger.

>>13370032
Yikes. Will butterfaggot ever recover?

>summer in full swing
prove you're reading something now by posting a summary of the last chapter you read.

>philosophy has five different forms, pay attention so you don't misread. also make sure you identify the questions the author is answering

>>12927657
faggot

>>12828829
>Using 'waifu'
>Redditfag

>>12822380

oh lord.

>>12711738

>>12513389
the house on the hill example of synthetic a priori judgment is literally stolen from kant's critique, you are just dumb or trolling

>>12483342
nobody cares enough to spoonfeed you, least of all in a thread that's half butthurt shitposts, if you want the answer pic related

>>12397475
based and redpilled

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>>11812647
You just found out Evola was a vocal critic of nazis and white nationalism?