Best John Molyneux Podcasts (2025)

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David Hume - History of Philosophers PART 22 1:06:08

2y ago1:06:08

1:06:08

My nemesis arrives!

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GEORGE BERKELEY - History of Philosophers PART 21 1:08:25

2y ago1:08:25

1:08:25

The war against reality!

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HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHERS PART 20 51:15

2+ y ago51:15

51:15

THE THREE SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT AND THEIR TRUE ORIGINS We're back baby! Let me know what you think!

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BARUCH SPINOZA - History Of Philosophers Part 19 1:38:15

2+ y ago1:38:15

1:38:15

Baruch Spinoza and the reality of God!

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JOHN LOCKE - History of Philosophers Part 18 2:02:18

2+ y ago2:02:18

2:02:18

John Locke defends kids!

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HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHERS PART 17 57:28

2+ y ago57:28

57:28

WHY I LOATHE THIS SERIES! After I finished Blaise Pascal, I felt a near-bottomless boredom, rage and contempt for my entire series on the history of philosophers. Join me in an epic rant as I work out the source of my anger! In other words, sometimes I do a call-in show with myself... Do NOT try to all asleep to this!…

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BLAISE PASCAL - History of Philosophers Part 16 1:00:22

2+ y ago1:00:22

1:00:22

Blaise Pascal and dicing for God!

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RENÉ DESCARTES - History of Philosophers Part 15 1:21:29

2+ y ago1:21:29

1:21:29

Welcome to the mental hell-scape of the father of modern philosophy! How the perversion of science leads to moral madness...

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THOMAS HOBBES - History of Philosophers Part 14 1:16:58

2+ y ago1:16:58

1:16:58

If people stop believing in the Divine Right of Kings, how do you get them to keep obeying the State? Enter Thomas Hobbes, champion of slave-on-slave violence!

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FRANCIS BACON - History of Philosophers Part 13 1:31:02

2+ y ago1:31:02

1:31:02

One of my personal heroes, and arguably the greatest benefactors of mankind to have ever drawn breath!

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WILLIAM OF OCKHAM - History of Philosophers Part 12 23:34

2+ y ago23:34

23:34

William of Ockham and the simple path to truth!

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THOMAS AQUINAS - History of Philosophers Part 11 1:04:05

2+ y ago1:04:05

1:04:05

THOMAS AQUINAS and the 5 PROOFS FOR GOD!

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THE STORY SO FAR! The History of Philosophers Part 10... 1:00:27

2+ y ago1:00:27

1:00:27

How far we have come from prehistory...

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ANSELM - History of Philosophers Part 9 1:06:52

2+ y ago1:06:52

1:06:52

The great - and subtle - ontological proof for God!

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AUGUSTINE - History of Philosophers Part 8 45:15

2+ y ago45:15

45:15

The Problem of Evil... or How Christ Takes Down Plato!

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ARISTOTLE - History of Philosophers Part 7 55:00

2+ y ago55:00

55:00

The greatest - and most disappointing - of the ancient Greek philosophers...

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PLATO - History of Philosophers Part 6 58:50

2+ y ago58:50

58:50

Some lies burn the entire world to ash...

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SOCRATES - History of Philosophers Part 5 1:09:25

2+ y ago1:09:25

1:09:25

Every philosopher has to confront his intellectual father - how did I do?

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ZENO - History of Philosophers Part 4 56:26

2+ y ago56:26

56:26

I was first given Zeno's question about motion when I was 14...

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THE PRE-SOCRATICS AND PARMENIDES - History of Philosophers Part 3 58:25

2+ y ago58:25

58:25

THE POWER OF MADNESS! The pre-Socratics and Parmenides

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CONFUCIUS - History of Philosophers Part 2 47:39

2+ y ago47:39

47:39

The second in my series on the history of famous philosophers - let me know what you think!

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THE BUDDHA - The History of Philosophers Part 1 38:07

2+ y ago38:07

38:07

The start of my series on the history of famous philosophers, starting with the Buddha - let me know what you think!

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Marx’s vision of socialism: 10:06

4+ y ago10:06

10:06

why Marx refused to draw up any detailed plan for a socialist society but saw socialism as a historical process created by the working class itself after the overthrow of capitalism

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Dialectics 11:40

4+ y ago11:40

11:40

how dialectics is a theory of change through contradiction and how Marx took over this idea from Hegel and, interpreting it materialistically, made it a cornerstone of his underlying philosophy

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Nationalism and Internationalism 10:52

4+ y ago10:52

10:52

why Marx rejected nationalism and called on workers of the world to unite believing socialism could not be realised in one country alone, but also defended the right of oppressed nations to freedom.

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Marx’s theory of the State: 11:44

4+ y ago11:44

11:44

explains how Marx rejected the dominant view of the state as neutral or above class, seeing it as fundamentally an instrument of rule by the dominant economic class, and the revolutionary political implications of this.

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The tendency of the rate of profit to decline 11:22

4+ y ago11:22

11:22

deals with why Marx believed that in the long run, the rate of profit would tend to fall and how this would make capitalism prone to recurring economic crises.

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The Labour Theory of Value 11:43

4+ y ago11:43

11:43

explains Marx’s core economic doctrine that the value of commodities is determined by the labour-power embodied in them and how this underpins the exploitation of the working class.

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What is capitalism? 10:27

4+ y ago10:27

10:27

This sets out what Marx saw as the main features of capitalism as it developed historically and his analysis of its central dynamic- the accumulation of capital.

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Historical Materialism, part 2 11:45

4+ y ago11:45

11:45

argues against the interpretation of historical materialism as a theory of mechanical economic determinism and shows how Marx and Engels stressed that ideas and political organisation also play a vital part in shaping history.

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Historical Materialism, part 1 11:34

4+ y ago11:34

11:34

outlines the basic ideas of Marx’s theory of history which sees history as driven primarily not by the deeds and ideas of ‘great men’ but by how the mass of ordinary people produce the necessities of life.

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The Revolutionary Role of the Working Class 11:23

4+ y ago11:23

11:23

goes further into why Marx considered the working class as the ‘gravedigger’ of capitalism and the class which would liberate humanity.

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Class part 2 12:16

4+ y ago12:16

12:16

explains Marx’s view of the class struggle in modern society as polarised between two fundamental classes, the bourgeoisie, and proletariat.

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Class part 1 12:06

4+ y ago12:06

12:06

looks at the crucial concept of class and shows how in Marx its meaning, focused on exploitation and social relations, is very different from its use in the media or in sociology.

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Alienation 11:19

4+ y ago11:19

11:19

explains what the concept of alienation, especially alienated labour, meant to Marx and why it was so central to his critique of capitalism as a whole.

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General Introduction To Marxism 13:42

4+ y ago13:42

13:42

this sets out different basic views of Marx – evil founder of communism, 19th-century economist, etc – and explains the speaker’s view of him as basically a revolutionary and fighter for human freedom. It also briefly outlines the main themes in Marxism as a whole

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