[lbo-talk] Blue Dogs cashing in c b cb31450 at gmail.com Thu Aug 6 13:20:33 PDT 2009
Previous message: [lbo-talk] you know its bad when... Next message: [lbo-talk] Blue Dogs cashing in Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Search LBO-Talk Archives Limit search to: Subject & Body Subject Author Sort by: Date Rank Author Subject Reverse Sort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marx is also an amoralist for the following reason: morality concerns judging action that impacts that interests of _other_ people not the self-interests of the actor. Marx is trying to get the working class, working class individuals, to take action in their own self-interest. Marx does not appeal to the working class to revolt against the immorality of the ruling class, but to act in its own self-interest , which is an amoral motive. In my opinion, Marx does hold that the ruling class exploitation and oppression of the ruled class are wicked ,lbecause they have a bad impact on the ruled class' individuals' interests. But he does not try to get the working class to act because of this ruling class wickedness. He appeals to a non-moral motive: self-interest. Charles _______________________________________________ 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
