Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] [marxistphilosophy] Historical-Critical Dictionary of Ma...

I post all these references not because I believe in them but because they are historical examples of reference and pedagogical material that one can either use or discard in whole or in part. I'm not thrilled to death with any of it. And most of this stuff about quality and quantity and the

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] [marxistphilosophy] Historical-Critical Dictionary of Ma...

"Quality and Quantity and Contradiction. Stalin argues that qualitative changes occur "not accidentally but as the natural result of an accumulation of imperceptible and gradual quantitative changes."11 We should note that this is only one aspect of this category of dialectical logic. It i

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ralph: Class antagonism ... the dialectic (OK Ralph) .

According to Marx, the social contradiction which can only be resolved by revolution is that between the forces of production and the relations of production. The most common Marxist interpretation of this assertion is that forces of production means capital (sometimes our latter day Marxists

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ralph: Class antagonism ... the dialectic (OK Ralph) .

Quickly. The first edition of A Dictionary of Marxist thought ed. by T. B. Bottomore is partially accessible via Google books. http://books.google.com/books?id=q4QwNP_K1pYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=dictionary+of+marxist+thought&cd=1#v=onepage&q=dialectic&f=false These entries can be viewed in ful

[Marxism-Thaxis] Terremoto y Catastrofe Capitalista

TERREMOTO Y CATASTROFE CAPITALISTA Sábado 27 de febrero en la madrugada: un impresionante terremoto azota a vastas zonas de este territorio llamado chile. Luego se agregan devastadores tsunamis. Las imágenes posteriores son dantescas, así como la respuesta de las autoridades (desde la milica so

[Marxism-Thaxis] [marxistphilosophy] Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism : Dialectics (1) [fwd]

Yesterday I mentioned the Berliner Instituts für kritische Theorie (InkriT) . . . http://www.inkrit.de/ and its project the Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism (HCDM), particularly its . . . Section in English and various free downloadable ar

[Marxism-Thaxis] Contradiction, Antagonism, Dialectal materialism: (materialist dialectics)

Antagonism: Antagonism is the basis of destruction and transformation to a new quality. (see Dialectics: quantity, quality, the antagonistic element.) Contradiction: a conception of development and motion as internally necessary self movement of conflicting opposites. The unity and st

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ralph: Class antagonism ... the dialectic (OK Ralph) .

Old stuff: * "How to Think" (Sojourner Truth Organization) * How to Study: A Guide for Students (Jefferson School of

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ralph: Class antagonism ... the dialectic (OK Ralph) .

In a hurry, as I must meet with someone soon. In order to process this paragraph I had to copy it into a Word file and break it up into paragraphs. Printing it out, will look it over with care later. Will work on "dialectical materialism"--needs a complete overhaul, keeping in mind this is not

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ralph: Class antagonism ... the dialectic (OK Ralph) .

I have not looked at Bottomore's dictionary since giving it away in 2004. I will run to the bookstore and locate a copy and look at it. Anyone that publishes a Marxist glossary enters into extreme controversy with every single segment of the Marxist current. The most difficult aspect of th