Carroll writes"
I blow hot and cold on the usefulness of the term "dialectical
materialism," but even when I warm to it I don't like to see it posited
as *the* philosophical basis for "historical materialism."
Right. "a" philosophical basis for Marx's materialist conception of
history
Those interested in the issue of Naturdialectik or what has
been known since Plekhanov as "Dialectical Materialism'
may want to read my paper on 'Marx's Ecology:
Synthesizing Dialectics of Praxis and Nature" at
http://www.egroups.com/files/red-green/
To read it, you'll have to subscribe to the
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/24/00 11:04AM
Carroll writes"
I blow hot and cold on the usefulness of the term "dialectical
materialism," but even when I warm to it I don't like to see it posited
as *the* philosophical basis for "historical materialism."
Right. "a" philosophical
In my view, while Marx's work before the mid-1850s focuses
on a socio-historical theory of knowledge, which necessarily
removes Philosophy from its privileged place in a hierarchy of
knowledges, Marx's remarks in later life (see his conversations
with Alexei Voden and Liebknecht's reminiscences)
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In a message dated 5/23/00 9:56:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I blow hot and cold on the usefulness of the term "dialectical
materialism,"
but even when I warm to it I don't like to see it posited as *the*
philosophical
basis
In a message dated 5/23/00 9:56:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I blow hot and cold on the usefulness of the term "dialectical
materialism,"
but even when I warm to it I don't like to see it posited as *the*
philosophical
basis for "historical materialism."
Even
