Charlie, What are your assumptions about human nature? Are they consistent with modern evolution theory and history?
Jay On 11/28/2010 10:06 AM, Charlie wrote: > The PDF has a nice table of contents window, so I read the two-page > section beginning on page 19 first. "...Revolutionary instances cannot > be theorized easily, and for a good reason. They are rooted in the > original spark of free human creativity. ... These eruptions – and their > consequences – do not follow a pre-set pattern. They cannot be > systematically theorized." > > The implication of the section is plain: there can be no program for a > new society. We can see the hillside that capitalism (and we) are > sliding down, but we cannot look up and see the next mountain in > history, not even in outline. > > If you think there might be a proof of Nitzan's dismal conclusion and if > it matters to you, pour a brandy and start reading. Or you can ponder > what broad but specific program emerges from historical materialist > analysis, like the three principles developed in my book (below). > > Jonathan Nitzan wrote: > > > Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder > by Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler > > In our book contract with Routledge, we gave up our royalties in return > for the publisher pricing the paperback at less than $40 and for > allowing us to post a free PDF copy 18 months after the original > publication date (May 22, 2009). In line with this agreement, the > complete book is now freely available in PDF format (subject to the > Creative Commons License). > < > > In any event, thanks for the download. Instead of US$40, my publisher > started at $11.95 with No Rich, No Poor, although it will stay at that > list price. > > Charles Andrews > > http://www.amazon.com/NO-RICH-POOR-CHARLES-ANDREWS/dp/096799053X/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
