György Lukács and Jean-Paul Sartre on Marxist Philosophy with Daniel Tutt

Today we sit down with Daniel Tutt to discuss many things, but with a focus on György Lukács and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Daniel Tutt is a writer, philosopher, and the host of the Emancipations podcast, which delves into the intersections of philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, and contemporary political struggles. Daniel's work is a rich blend of psychoanalysis and Marxist thought, and his first book, "Psychoanalysis and the Politics of the Family: The Crisis of Initiation", published in 2022, seeks to invigorate the contemporary left by re-examining the family through these theoretical lenses.
Daniel has an impressive academic background, having studied philosophy and psychoanalytic practice at American University and the European Graduate School. He has also imparted his knowledge at George Washington University, Marymount University, and even within the DC jail system. His research and writing cover a wide array of topics, including psychoanalysis and politics, Marxist theory, social reproduction debates, and the influence of Nietzsche and Nietzscheanism on contemporary thought.
His latest book, "How to Read Like a Parasite: Why the Left Got High on Nietzsche", explores the profound impact of Nietzsche's philosophy on the left, tracing its influence from the Black Panthers to contemporary liberal academics. Daniel's insights promise to offer a thought-provoking and engaging discussion, and we're thrilled to have him with us today.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction to Daniel Tutt
3:25 - Tutt's vision of Marxist education
​11:10 - The origins of Tutt's podcast
14:08 - Lines of Influence: Žižek & the Frankfurt School
​21:20 - Main idea of "How to Read Like a Parasite" - Nietzsche's political epistemology
27:53 - On the critics of "How to Read Like a Parasite"
29:40 - French Nietzscheanism and the uncritical interpretation of Nietzsche
35:24 - The foundation of "How to Read Like a Parasite"
39:55 - Nietzsche and anti-Semitism: the importance of Losurdo's intervention
44:04 - How to position Nietzsche on the left
47:43 - Introduction to Lukács's critique of bourgeois philosophy
57:10 - Overview of Lukács's concept of irrationalism
1:10:20 - Sartre vs. Lukács: Two ships passing in the night
1:12:25 - The core contributions of Lukács's History and Class Consciousness
1:21:35 - Why Tutt debated Haz
1:24:06 - How to get beyond hyper-individualism and market-based rivalries on the left
1:31:15 - The practico inert and Sartre's theory of groups
1:37:28 - Debord and Lukács
1:41:40 - The influence of Sartre's Critique of Dialectical Reason on contemporary thought
1:48:55 - The meaning of praxis in Lukács and Sartre
CONTACT DANIEL TUTT
linktr.ee/danieltutt
EPISODE TEXTS
Georg Lukács
1949 Essay on Existentialism:
www.marxists.org/archive/luka...
Jean-Paul Sartre
1961 Rome Lecture
newleftreview.org/issues/ii88...
FURTHER RESEARCH
Daniel’s Interview with Terry Pinkard, “Sartre’s Marxist Turn?”:
• Sartre’s Marxist Turn?...
On the Relevance of Lukács Worldview:
cosmonautmag.com/2022/02/the-...
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[@exlauslegale8534]

What was Deleuze & Guattari's main reproach to Lukács? Well, it was L.'s insistence on the consciousness of working class (when the proletariat becomes conscious of it's strenght in numbers it will overthrow it's supressors). But the main discovery of the 20th century philosophy was that people's actions are guided by the unconscious, which makes every theory based on the rational consciousness sterile. Psychoanalysis (Tutt, Žižek, Lacan...) hold that Freud discovered the unconscious, but Deleuze thought that Nietzsche was the first to discover the unconscious forces, active and reactive, that guide people's actions, and that later Freud's speculations were too subjective and restrictive in dealing with the desire (and also a rip-off of Nietzsche's ideas).
It is also funny to reproach Nietzsche for being bourgeois, and at the same time hold every Freud's thought as golden, when we all know that Freud was a bourgeois thinker par exellence.
To have a useful theory one has to have a good foundation (ontology), and if Tutt thinks that dogmatism is a favorable way forward, good luck to him and all his followers...

[@xSaecredChaotixx]

I recommend taking a look at Peter Coffin's work unironically to learn about how market driven fandoms and commodified identities are at play in these in/outgroup dynamics.

[@CyberDandy]

What part are you responding to? When I talked with Benjamin Studebaker the first time, we spent some time discussing fandoms... I'm very interested in this topic.

[@xSaecredChaotixx]

​@@CyberDandyfor the section on market-based rivalries. The part reminded me of the video Marx for Sale. A through line is the idea of cultivation of identities as a consumer. And that sounds like an interesting interview, I've never heard.

[@CyberDandy]

found it! Thanks - I’ll watch it soon

[@AnnoyingCitizen]

Ya but as an intellectual you don't have to shut out anything. That's not something anyone who thinks freely needs to be told.
The point of rejecting Stalinism is because he betrayed Marxism's revolutionary core.