>To say that capitalism is "odd", by itself, is not a very meaningful
>statement. For Marx, the object was to discover the _logic_ of capitalism
>("the economic law of motion of modern society"), rather than mere
>oddities. It is easy enough to talk about "oddities" -- more difficult is
>developing a systematic analysis of why what appears only to be odd
>represents a necessary form of appearance of capital inherent in the
>value-form.
>
>While discussion of "oddities" is a (sometimes) amusing and interesting
>pastime, the task of political economy is to penetrate beyond the veil
>of both the "odd" and the "normal."
>
>Jerry
But Jerry, considering that most people see capitalism as "natural,"
indeed, the only way to fly, it seems to me that getting folks to see
capitalism as "odd" may be a way to get them to asking questions about
others of its characteristics. I didn't think that Doug or Tom were
suggesting further analysis of this oddity is unnecessary. Did you, really?
Blair
*********************************************************************
Blair Sandler "If I had to choose a reductionist paradigm,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Classical Marxism is a damned good one."
*********************************************************************
