This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work, The Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics.

Specifically it focuses on his discussion in the Third Part Of The Transcendental Problem: How is metaphysics in general possible? Specifically this bears upon Kant's discussion of the ideas or pure concept of reason, derived from his consideration of three main types of syllogisms (Verstandschlüsse): categorical, hypothetical, and disjunctive. These correspond to the psychological, cosmological, and theological ideas, which figure into the dialectic of reason.

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Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena - Syllogisms And Pure Ideas Of Reason - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work, The Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics.

Specifically it focuses on the conclusion of the third part, specifically Kant's discussion of how skepticism is bound to arise from the dialectic of pure reason, with critical philosophy, that is, a critical use of reason to examine itself, as the remedy for skepticism and the dogmatism it arises out of.

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Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena - Dogmatism, Skepticism, And Critique - Sadler's Lectures

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 96

Dialectical Leftism doesn't just do the old Marxist thing anymore. There's a new dialectical game in town that allows Marxists worldwide to transcend classical Marxism, including in the Chinese Communist Party over the last few decades. That method is called "reflexivity," as it was outlined as a so-called "shoelace dialectic" by George Soros in his famous book The Alchemy of Finance (https://amzn.to/3XjXqJp). Host James Lindsay detailed the Soros method (https://newdiscourses.com/2024/04/the-reflexive-alchemy-of-george-soros/) recently in a long-form podcast on the New Discourses Podcast platform, and here, he summarizes the essential points in short form for the New Discourses Bullets. Join him for this important episode to learn how propaganda and driven feedback loops are misshaping the world.

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Reflexivity Leftism In The 21st Century

James Wakefield returned to discuss the his work on Giovanni Gentile, including translations. He teaches modules on Political Thought, Government and Political Science in the Department of Politics and International Relations. His research focuses on European and American political theory, ethics, philosophy of education, and intellectual history.

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Cooper and Taylor discuss Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right.

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Hegel's Philosophy of Right

Taylor and Coop have a look at section 1, Humanity, of Max Stirner's The Unique and Its Property.

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Ego Book Series:
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Saul Newman: 
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Elmo Feiten:
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Jacob Blumenfeld:
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Max Stirner's The Unique and Its Property

The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 170

It is long past time we take a look at the Communist Manifesto (instead of just sending it to dubious Woke Right outlets and getting them to publish it: https://newdiscourses.com/2024/12/a-communist-manifesto-for-christian-nationalists-testing-the-woke-right/). Obviously, this infamous document (pdf: https://www.marxists.org/admin/books/manifesto/Manifesto.pdf) is not the beginning point of Communism, but is the beginning point of organized Communism, particularly of the Marxist type, which we have recently (https://newdiscourses.com/2025/06/communism-is-not-atheist) and thoroughly discussed. In this long-overdue episode of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay takes you through the main body of the Manifesto of the Communist Party: preface, chapter one, and chapter two. In a subsequent episode (Volume Two in this mini-series) he will cover a later addition called "The Principles of Communism." There's a lot here, and you won't want to miss it.

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The Communist Manifesto, Volume One

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 121

There are a lot of names we could give the obvious problem on the radical Right that has infiltrated and is threatening MAGA today. It used to be called the "Alt Right," and the Left used that term to mount a successful defense and even recruitment campaign for their causes (remember: Joe Biden ran for president and "won" based on Leftist reaction to the Alt Right). Another, better, term for the phenomenon is the "Woke Right." It is not just more accurate and true, it is also strategic. In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay explains why the Woke Left cannot use the framing "Woke Right" the way it uses other labels, like "Alt Right" or "Neo-Fascist Right," in effect short circuiting the dialectic they depend on to drive their activism. (This episode, as I note, points to a subscribers-only episode of James Lindsay OnlySubs https://newdiscourses.com/2025/05/the-surprising-genius-of-woke-right/, paywalled, I did on this subject previously. Please check it out and consider subscribing!)

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How "Woke Right" Beats the Dialectic

Misinterpretation Of The Dialectic

[Voice 1]

I transcend all divisions, I dissolve every frame,
You stuck in the dialectic, trapped inside the game.
No masters, no workers, no class to define,
All matter’s illusion, just tricks of the mind.

You stack up your theory, but thought is a cage,
I sit in the silence, beyond time and age.
Marx saw the symptoms but missed what was real,
You chase revolution, I already healed.

You push contradiction, but I see the flow,
There’s no opposition, it’s one, don’t you know?
History’s cycles? That’s mind playing tricks,
Drop all attachment, there’s nothing to fix.

[Voice 2]

You floating in nothingness? That’s just a joke,
While you meditate, people stay broke.
No dialectics? Then how do we rise?
You sit in your void while the world’s set to die.

Material forces, they shape how we live,
You talk about balance? The ruling class wins.
No masters? No workers? Just theory you preach,
But who owns production? Who profits? Who eats?

Your mind is at peace? That’s bourgeois retreat,
I’m out in the streets, you just sit on a seat.
You think it’s illusion? Well, class war is real,
The system won’t fall just by changing how you feel.

[Voice 1]
You swingin’ at shadows, it’s all just a play,
The moment is infinite, I’m free every day.
Struggle just binds you, keeps feeding the fight,
Let go of resistance, step into the light.

The worker, the owner, they’re ripples, not waves,
Attachment to outcomes just leads to new slaves.
Liberation ain’t found in control or in war,
It’s seeing through ego and wanting no more.

You battle with systems, but who is the “you”?
Drop all distinction, see through what is true.
You fight for a world that you think you can fix,
But nothing was broken, just watch how it shifts.

[Voice 2]
Nah, that’s that pacifist talk of the past,
The ruling class loves when we sit back and laugh.
You say it’s illusion, but tell that to those,
Who starve while elites sip champagne at their shows.

You think that the struggle just ties us in chains?
But only through struggle do people reclaim.
The means of production, the power, the land,
History ain’t neutral, it’s built by demand.

Your “letting go” only lets rulers stay,
The system persists when we look the other way.
You “watch how it shifts”? We shift it ourselves,
Break down the structures, bring heaven to hell.

[Voice 3] 

Yo, listen, both sides been caught in the feud,
One seeks the struggle, the other sees through.
But history ain’t just a war or escape,
It’s evolution, a world taking shape.

Marx saw the chains, but Buddha saw mind,
One fought oppression, the other declined.
Yet neither alone can fully explain,
How matter and spirit must rise as a flame.

Revolution? Yeah, but with wisdom intact,
Not just the hammer, but light in the cracks.
Not just the struggle, not just inner peace,
But growth of the whole till oppression’s deceased.

History ain’t random, it ain’t just a fight,
It’s humanity waking from deep into light.
Each war, each famine, each throne that collapses,
A lesson to bring us to new social classes.

From slaves to serfs, then workers unite,
Each step was needed to sharpen our sight.
But beyond just the dialects, beyond all the strife,
Is conscious progression, unfolding of life.

Nondualism spoke of illusion and peace,
But matter ain’t false, it’s how we increase.
Historical struggle? Yeah, that’s a fact,
But what are we building when we take power back?

Yo, revolution ain’t just for material gain,
If we rise with no vision, then suffering remains.
It ain’t just the owners, the state, or the bread,
It’s the inner corruption inside of our heads.

And peace ain’t enough if the world still bleeds,
Meditation won’t fill an empty child’s needs.
So what’s the solution? What’s the new way?
A synthesis rising beyond class decay.

We seize the means, but also the mind,
Justice and wisdom must be combined.
No gods, no masters? Yo, let’s go higher—
To self-realization, a world set on fire.

Copyright 2025 Danilo Stern-Sapad

Nondualism vs Historical Materialism

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