Do those lectures pass an intellectual Turing Test, in the sense that an avowed Marxist would agree that they accurately represent Marxist thought? Freddie deBoer would make a great test case here, for example.
I listened to his lectures on the Judeo-Christian tradition, which I bought from Laissez-Faire Books in the 90s. They were (are) indeed brilliant. Consistently entertaining, with insights in every sentence, or so it seems in memory. As Bryan says, I was struck by how thoroughly he seemed to know his subjects. I threw out the tapes during the CD revolution in the 90s, but have wondered since then how to re-access his lectures. I'm delighted to hear Bryan and Salem are bringing them back in accessible formats.
I have these on cassette tape (as well as his lectures that became The Role of Religion in History). I listened to them many times back when my car had a cassette player. Glad you have made them available online
I've only just listened to the first lecture but I'm impressed, and maybe this has to do with the time in which it was made (late 80's) and Walsh feels no need to make any cursory disclaimer on the value of communism but instead launches into some interesting and unknown (to me) facts about the life of Karl Marx, utopianism, and the enlightenment. This is going to take some time to get through and I hope it continues on the standard of the first lecture for it starts out brilliantly. Thanks for the recommendation.
Do those lectures pass an intellectual Turing Test, in the sense that an avowed Marxist would agree that they accurately represent Marxist thought? Freddie deBoer would make a great test case here, for example.
Can you release these as a podcast for ease of listening?
I listened to his lectures on the Judeo-Christian tradition, which I bought from Laissez-Faire Books in the 90s. They were (are) indeed brilliant. Consistently entertaining, with insights in every sentence, or so it seems in memory. As Bryan says, I was struck by how thoroughly he seemed to know his subjects. I threw out the tapes during the CD revolution in the 90s, but have wondered since then how to re-access his lectures. I'm delighted to hear Bryan and Salem are bringing them back in accessible formats.
Unfortunately, the distortion (starting at about 20:00) makes it impossible to listen to.
I have these on cassette tape (as well as his lectures that became The Role of Religion in History). I listened to them many times back when my car had a cassette player. Glad you have made them available online
I've only just listened to the first lecture but I'm impressed, and maybe this has to do with the time in which it was made (late 80's) and Walsh feels no need to make any cursory disclaimer on the value of communism but instead launches into some interesting and unknown (to me) facts about the life of Karl Marx, utopianism, and the enlightenment. This is going to take some time to get through and I hope it continues on the standard of the first lecture for it starts out brilliantly. Thanks for the recommendation.
Thank you. I’ve never even heard of Walsh, but this looks very interesting. Especially given the current political situation.