Russ,
If you don't mind, can you give me a brief explanation of the difference
between the two?
Thanks
Pete
Hi Pete,
Okey doke. This is an old hot chestnut for Thaxians and one that sharply
divides us!
Raymond Williams summarises it nicely:
'Historical materialism refers to human
Mick Hume gets it right!
This article was originally published in The Times (London) on 6 December
1999
'The disparate demonstrations against capitalism represented more of a
general moan about life than a movement to change the world'
by Mick Hume, LM editor
When Karl Marx suggested that
Not willing to go along with you and Russ. The dialectical materialist concept
originates with Marx. Engels knew him better than you and Russ.
CB
"The World Socialist movement (via The Socialist Party of Great Britain)"
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Dear Russ,
This was
I asked:
Now if any of you cleverclogs's can show me a single quote in which Engels
or Lenin or Trotsky claim that dialectical materialism is a finished body
of philosophical doctrine, or that their own contributions to its first
steps are more than just that, then we might have a discussion.
From Living Marxism (well it used to be called that, now it's just LM,
perhaps it should be renamed, Libertarian ex-Marxism?) editor, Mick Hume.
Got a chuckle on the right on bashing
of those silly turtle get ups though.
Michael Pugliese
- Original
Below, from the last time we argued this, is a direct quote from Marx explicitly
evincing his conviction that dialectics apply in natual science, and spitting directly
on those who deny that he had that conviction.
CB
Yes, Chris, the direct quotes from
Marx supporting our (I assume I can
Charles wrote:
Engels knew him [Marx, JL] better than you [Simon, JL] and Russ.
And you, apparently, knew Marx better than he knew himself!
Jerry
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