[Marxism-Thaxis] Re: [marxistphilosophy] Anti-Nietzsche Bibliography [4]

2006-07-31 Thread Ralph Dumain
Speaking of stupid and tired, the law has made Justin lose whatever was left of his mind that analytical philosophy left behind, rendering him incapable of attentive reading and thinking. Nowhere did anyone claim that Nietzsche would have approved of the Nazi regime, or that the Nazis were

RE: [Marxism-Thaxis] Re: [marxistphilosophy] Anti-NietzscheBibliography [4]

2006-07-31 Thread Phil Walden
Ralph wrote: Some time ago I wrote a primer on the history of ideology critique and social theory for a bunch of local highly educated but clueless philosophy yokels (educated in analytical philosophy of course, making them incapable of understanding European social theory or getting their

RE: [Marxism-Thaxis] Nietzsche in NLR

2006-07-31 Thread Phil Walden
Ralph, see reply below: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ralph Dumain Sent: 31 July 2006 03:41 To: marxism-thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Marxism-Thaxis] Nietzsche in NLR Ransacking my poor brains about all the

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Nietzsche in NLR

2006-07-31 Thread Sebastian Budgen
There is also a review article by Peter Thomas of a major study of Nietzsche by Domenico Losurdo. I can send it to you if you contact me offlist. Le 31 juil. 06, à 12:55, Phil Walden a écrit : Ralph, see reply below: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

[Marxism-Thaxis] Anti-Nietzsche Bibliography

2006-07-31 Thread Charles Brown
I got it, and read it. I've been posting on it on other lists. Thanks for your summary below. I may post it elsewhere (?) Oh, it's on the website. Thanks Charles ^^ Ralph D You really must get hold of this article, which just appeared in the past month or two: Landa, Ishay. Aroma and

[Marxism-Thaxis] Anti-Nietzsche Bibliography: postscript

2006-07-31 Thread Charles Brown
Ralph Dumain : I considered adding more on the contemporary appeal of Nietzsche, though that has been done elsewhere. There's some article I have on the conceits flattered thereby, but I can't place it, and some of my references discussed the Nietzsche-based French poststructuralism. One could

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Anti-Nietzsche Bibliography: postscript

2006-07-31 Thread Ralph Dumain
Sounds familiar. I think he wrote a book on existential themes or alienation in American literature. He was surprisingly sympathetic--no party line here. I'm sure I have this book somewhere. I recall being quite impressed with Finkelstein's critique of Marshall McLuhan, whom I could not

Re: spam: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornel West on Spinoza and the Mid-East

2006-07-31 Thread Ralph Dumain
It's propaganda, but I agree with it. Now if the spirit of Spinoza could wash over the USA reenchanting it with the Enlightenment and purging it of our fundamentalist rednecks and Louis Farrakhan and the dumbass preachers who support him and turn Cornel himself from a preacher with footnotes

[Marxism-Thaxis] Landa article on Nietszche; NC econ as social darwinism

2006-07-31 Thread Charles Brown
Here is some dialogue generated out of my reading the Landa article. CB ^^ Is neo-classical economic theory a version of social darwinism ? Charles What about the notion that competition will produce the best, individual rational man maximizing his self-interest and profit, may

[Marxism-Thaxis] Anti-Nietzsche Bibliography: postscript

2006-07-31 Thread Charles Brown
Ralph D: Sounds familiar. I think he wrote a book on existential themes or alienation in American literature. He was surprisingly sympathetic--no party line here. I'm sure I have this book somewhere. ^ CB: Yes, _Existentialism and Alienation_. Somebody took my copy, but I had copied it

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Landa article on Nietszche; NC econ as social darwinism

2006-07-31 Thread Ralph Dumain
Interesting. I'm not sure what to say about the practical 'atheism' of the ruling classes. This doesn't seem quite right except in the modern period. You know, the most profound understanding of the secularization and superstition of the modern elite and apspirants to power can be found in

RE: [Marxism-Thaxis] Re: [marxistphilosophy] Anti-NietzscheBibliography [4]

2006-07-31 Thread Ralph Dumain
I'm not sure what you mean about Marx and ontology. Whatever interest Marx has in this--I guess it would be the ontology of social being--is different from Engels', but what matters here is twofold: (1) Marx's ontological perspective is invested in a historically evolving metabolic

[Marxism-Thaxis] Murray Bookchin, Visionary Social Theorist, Dies At 85

2006-07-31 Thread Jim Farmelant
Murray Bookchin, Visionary Social Theorist, Dies At 85 by Brian Tokar July 31, 2006 http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=1ItemID=10675 Murray Bookchin, the visionary social theorist and activist, died during the early morning of Sunday, July 30th in his home in Burlington,

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornel West on Spinoza and the Mid-East

2006-07-31 Thread Ralph Dumain
Could you give a bibliographical reference (and link) for this piece? At 12:30 PM 7/31/2006 -0400, robert montgomery wrote: The spirit of Spinoza By Cornel West | July 28, 2006 ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornel West on Spinoza and the Mid-East

2006-07-31 Thread Jim Farmelant
On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:05:27 -0400 Ralph Dumain [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Could you give a bibliographical reference (and link) for this piece? At 12:30 PM 7/31/2006 -0400, robert montgomery wrote: The spirit of Spinoza By Cornel West | July 28, 2006 That's from the Boston Globe, July

[Marxism-Thaxis] Landa article on Nietszche; NC econ as social darwinism

2006-07-31 Thread Charles Brown
Ralph Dumain Interesting. I'm not sure what to say about the practical 'atheism' of the ruling classes. This doesn't seem quite right except in the modern period. You know, the most profound understanding of the secularization and superstition of the modern elite and apspirants to power