Julio's suggestion is very interesting. In my naivete, I started pen-l with the hope that some sort of collective collaboration might result. I have made contact with some wonderful people, but no collective action. Instead, there is an excess of individualism, in which otherwise good people dissipate too much energy sniping at each other.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Julio Huato <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using part of an elective course to senior undergrad and grad > students to teach the rudiments of game theory, and one of my students > -- a bright young man from Japan -- just introduced me to a fellow > named Yoshiharu Habu, a shogi player of genius qualities. > > One of the things that called my attention in learning about him was > how he was a figure -- well, the leading figure, but one inter alia -- > in a large group of outstanding players that developed their skills in > mutual interaction. It reminds me of how the political climate in > earlier Soviet times fostered Marxist theoretical work of lasting > quality (in various fields, as Zhores Medvedev described in such rich > detail). Or, although with the political-algebraic sign reversed, > even the Manhattan Project, the Cowles Commission, the EDVAC Project, > etc. > > What do we leftists (Marxists and non-Marxists) need to enter into a > dynamics of this sort, but in the realms of organized, effective > political combat and serious theoretical work? I don't mind mutual > insult festivals as long as they are something about something, but > they are pathetic as a substitute for actual motion. > > My rant is also being propelled by my recent re-reading of Gramsci's > late Ordine Nuovo writings. Gramsci continues to blow my mind. I am > still puzzled by the inability of the Italian revolutionary left to > maintain the political momentum and lift it to a higher level of > organization, by what exactly kept them from greater unity thus giving > the upper hand to the fascists. It doesn't seem like you can just > blame Moscow. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com
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