Stephen, sorry I don't speak German very well at all, certainly not sufficient to read any of this material in German. But thanks anyway.
CB, I think you misinterpreted me - perhaps it's my own inadequate self-expression - I think Bourdieu's approach is fundamentally marxist - it does not negate marxism. On the other hand I think that he adds some additional thoughts coherent with marxism. He has the advantage of expressing himself very carefully and precisely. Here's a good piece by him which covers a lot of ground: http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/bourdieu.htm I think Fromm approached the same issue from a slightly different perspective using psychoanalytic methods. Again, I see Fromm took great care to maintain the decisive but not finally determinate role of the (productive) material base but I think it is valid to see how fundamentally human (animal) drives are repressed by dominant material (social) conditions can influence ideology through the subconscious. In both cases, I was wondering if comrades here had come across arguments which might run counter to these. The issue at stake is the accusation of 'idealism' a la Lenin or from Marcuse. In regard to the latter, I think I would tend to agree with Fromm who reversed the accusation to point to Marcuse's philosophy being based on a disconnect with psychoanalytic research (and the dogmaticism of Freudian concepts). In regard to Lenin's assault on idealism, that's another question - perhaps comrades would be able to give their opinions on it? There would appear to be some consensus that it was misplaced although Timpanaro appears to stand over the bulk of his remarks pointing to their context as opposed to their expressed content. I do not know enough on this to really have a set opinion so would value any thoughts. Yours, Domhnall _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
