actually he does define mere existence - it is existence at the level at which one may fulfill their productive function - minimally renews them so that they may work another productive day - as for proving his thesis I think all we need to is look to today's economy - capital has proven it can profit with aglobal poverty rate of about 60%
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 7:14 PM, William Conger <[email protected]>wrote: > Marx was no scientist. Besides he doesn't define 'mere existence' which > at best > is a subjective opinion. Also for him mere existence was the basis for his > arguments, the lower it was the better for his thesis. > > The bottom line is that people do what aids their survival. It's been > shown > that primitive tribes that have a stronbg storytelling vtradition fare > better > than those who don't. > wc > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: saul ostrow <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, August 17, 2012 6:01:51 PM > Subject: Re: Is art/aesthetics/this listserv just part of the irrelevant > minutiae of life? > > according to Marx life lived and enjoyed does not begin until we are freed > from the burden of mere existence > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 3:42 PM, William Conger <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > If that's what humanity does then it's not irrelevant because humans have > > succeeded evolutionarily. Species that go awry and do stuff that's not > > important to their survival don't survive. > > wc > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: joseph berg <[email protected]> > > To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]> > > Sent: Fri, August 17, 2012 2:35:23 PM > > Subject: Is art/aesthetics/this listserv just part of the irrelevant > > minutiae > > of life? > > > > "...Society, once freed from the burden of merely existing, begins to > focus > > more on the irrelevant minutiae of life?" > > > > > > > http://kaganof.com/kagablog/2012/03/02/5-suna-no-onna-woman-in-the-dunes-hiroshi-teshigahara-1961-jap/ > >/ > > > > > > > -- > S a u l O s t r o w > > > *Critical Voices* > 21STREETPROJECTS > 162 West 21 St > NYC, NY 10011 > [email protected] > > -- S a u l O s t r o w *Critical Voices* 21STREETPROJECTS 162 West 21 St NYC, NY 10011 [email protected]
