Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Riddle of the Self
This is the exchange at Slate between Dennett and Hubert Dreyfus, who follows M-P in phenomenological approaches to mind-body, etc. You have to click on the little numbers after each piece to get to the next one. http://www.slate.com/id/3650/entry/23905/ CJ -- Japan Higher Education Outlook http://japanheo.blogspot.com/ ELT in Japan http://eltinjapan.blogspot.com/ We are Feral Cats http://wearechikineko.blogspot.com/ ___ 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
[Marxism-Thaxis] The Riddle of the Self: Antagonism:
Antagonism: Antagonism means "the mutual resistance or active opposition of two opposing forces, physical or mental; active opposition to a force." Antagonism is a form of change resolution by annihilation and nullification. Antagonism as destruction, and nullification is a form of society transition to a new mode of production. It is a form of resolution of relations of production relations that have entered collision with qualitatively changing productive forces. (see productive forces). Qualitatively new productive forces nullify and annihilate a previously existing development of means of production as a basis for the growth and expansion of the new productive forces. In class society, the collision between qualitatively new productive forces and old relations of production - (the old classes connected to these relations), cannot be resolved based on the struggle of the two classes constituting the old relations of production. Resolution takes place outside - external, the contradiction that is the two classes constituting the system. The struggle between serf and nobility cannot be resolved by the serf overthrowing the nobility and establishing a new society of serfs. Resolution takes place by destruction of both serf and nobility at the hands of new classes; bourgeoisie and proletariat. Antagonism, resolution by nullification or destruction of a previously existing unity of classes, (in this case serf and nobility) requires the emergence and development of a new unity of classes external to the old unity that was serf and nobility. The new classes, (bourgeoisie and proletariat) connected to the new means of production, appear as the external agent of destruction and nullification. Resolution is negation by destruction of the two old classes and their property form. Antagonism is not contradiction or a form of contradiction, but rather a form of resolution. Contradiction -(the struggle of old classes against themselves) is replaced (superseded) by antagonism. "The bourgeois mode of production is the last antagonistic form of the social process of production – antagonistic not in the sense of individual antagonism but of an antagonism that emanates from the individuals' social conditions of existence – but the productive forces developing within bourgeois society create also the material conditions for a solution of this antagonism.(Marx). (see Dialectics: quantity, quality, the antagonistic element.) ___ 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
[Marxism-Thaxis] The Riddle of Antagonism: (still at work)
Antagonism: Antagonism means "the mutual resistance or active opposition of two opposing forces, physical or mental; active opposition to a force." Antagonism is a form of change resolution by annihilation and nullification. Antagonism as destruction, and nullification is a form of society transition to a new mode of production. It is a form of resolution of relations of production relations that have entered collision with qualitatively changing productive forces. (see productive forces). Qualitatively new productive forces nullify and annihilate a previously existing development of means of production as a basis for the growth and expansion of the new productive forces. In class society, the collision between qualitatively new productive forces and old relations of production - (the old classes connected to these relations), cannot be resolved based on the struggle of the two classes constituting the old relations of production. Resolution takes place outside - external, the contradiction that is the two classes constituting the system. The struggle between serf and nobility cannot be resolved by the serf overthrowing the nobility and establishing a new society of serfs. Resolution takes place by destruction of both serf and nobility at the hands of new classes; bourgeoisie and proletariat. Antagonism, resolution by nullification or destruction of a previously existing unity of classes, (in this case serf and nobility) requires the emergence and development of a new unity of classes external to the old unity that was serf and nobility. The new classes, (bourgeoisie and proletariat) connected to the new means of production, appear as the external agent of destruction and nullification. Resolution is negation by destruction of the two old classes and their property form. Antagonism is not contradiction or a form of contradiction, but rather a form of resolution. Contradiction -(the struggle of old classes against themselves) is replaced (superseded) by antagonism. "The bourgeois mode of production is the last antagonistic form of the social process of production – antagonistic not in the sense of individual antagonism but of an antagonism that emanates from the individuals' social conditions of existence – but the productive forces developing within bourgeois society create also the material conditions for a solution of this antagonism.(Marx). (see Dialectics: quantity, quality, the antagonistic element.) ___ 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
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Riddle of the Self
Dennett runs smack into M-P, but I can't remember if he actually discusses him (I do remember the quick rendering of Husserl in order to dismiss him in an earlier work). But this blog explains some more: http://mikejohnduff.blogspot.com/2007/12/merleau-ponty-and-physicalism.html ___ 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
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Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Riddle of the Self
As I recall, Merleau-Ponty was one of the few continental philosophers that A.J. Ayer had any time for. As I recall, Ayer gave a respectful account of Merleau-Ponty in his book, "Philosophy in the Twentieth Century." http://books.google.com/books?id=ouELk-xPkGQC&pg=PA433&lpg=PA433&dq=%22+a.j.+ayer%22+%22merleau-ponty%22&source=bl&ots=deIyHCRQ4K&sig=8Cj8r9TyjCP4OSCbRGNrDHgvr-Q&hl=en&ei=RJm0S_mOGsOblgfIm9hT&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22%20a.j.%20ayer%22%20%22merleau-ponty%22&f=false Jim Farmelant http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant -- Original Message -- From: CeJ To: marxism-thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu Subject: Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Riddle of the Self Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:57:33 +0900 http://www.philosophos.com/philosophical_connections/profile_115.html ' ' ' CRITICAL SUMMARY For many years Merleau-Ponty's writings were undeservedly neglected outside France. More recently, however, his merits as a philosopher have been increasingly recognised not least by many philosophers working in the 'analytic' tradition (despite the complexity and prolixity of his style characteristic of much twentieth century continental philosophy). Of particular significance are his rejection of both rationlism/ idealism and positivistic and reductionist empiricism, his concept of the 'body-subject' and a 'holistic' account of perception and action as operating within the domain of intersubjectivity, and his dialectical 'ontology of flesh'. Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4bb499b9d50d7606a5st02vuc ___ 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
