Of course "historical materialism" as a label is empty. I see Sweezy's "the present as history," Marx's "The anatomy of man is a key to the anatomy of the ape," and Luxemburg's "The final goal is everything, the movement is nothing" as key to grasping historical materialism as a method. Jim Blaut was a devoted revolutionary and committed to the struggle for human freedom, but he was definitely not a historial materialist.
Carrol -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Devine Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 8:06 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] David Graeber on capitalism and unfree labor me: >> so what's the theory behind that assertion? or is it an empirical >> generalization? Louis P: > Historical materialism. since I also apply historical materialism, that doesn't say anything about why you disagree with me. -- Jim Devine / "An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support." -- John Buchan _______________________________________________ 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
