A Marxist forgiving of Robert Brandom
Channel: Nathan Hill
Date: 2022-09-12

This little essay contains my thoughts upon reading _A Spirit of Trust_ by philosopher Robert Brandom. I argue that, independently of Karl Marx, he draws many of the same lessons from Hegel as Marx does.

00:25 Brandom's shallow appreciation of Marx
01:23 Fetishism
04:20 The _Niederträchtigkeit_ of the great unmaskers
11:04 Recap on Brandom's use of Marx
11:25 Brandom's profound agreement with Marx
13:34 An endless history 
15:51 Development of the productive forces
18:08 A pragmatic account of norms
19:46 Socialist planning
21:54 Conclusions