RE: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-26 Thread Drewk
I thank Ken Hanley for his thoughtful and interesting post. I think we are getting somewhere. Ken: I see that I have indeed misunderstood your remarks. However, you still seem to commit a petitio since in reply you insist that what you identify as a fallacy is such when that is part of the

Re: RE: RE: RE: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-14 Thread Ken Hanly
Let's suppose that X claims that if people believe strongly enough in the power of the deity Shazam that enemy bullets will not harm them when they go into battle. I point out that as a matter of fact lots of believers in Shazam have been killed by enemy bullets in battle. A defender of Shazam

RE: Re: Re: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Drewk
I actually do deny the existence of a physical surplus, in the real world. The concept is appealing, but ultimately meaningless. Physical things are heterogeneous, and there are surpluses of some, deficits of others. There cannot be any the physical surplus. The fake attempts to show that

RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Drewk
: RE: Re: Re: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit Drewk wrote: The silence about this issue is deafening. What's the sound of one side suppressing Marx? You have only to listen to the silence. Wow, heavy. You mean if this suppression hadn't occurred, we'd be living under socialism

RE: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Drewk
Of Justin Schwartz Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:23905] Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit This is precisely right. This is why it is suppression of Marx -- his theory SHOULDN'T EVEN BE ALLOWED TO BE APPLIED. This is what

RE: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Drewk
Perelman Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:23908] Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit Andrew, people can differ to you about what Marx says, but that does not mean that they are conspiring to suppress Marx. For example, Justin knows that I

RE: RE: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Forstater, Mathew
- From: Drewk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:23914] RE: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit I agree that Not all disagreement is maliciously motivated attempt to suppress the truth. So how do we decide

RE: RE: Re: Re: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Max Sawicky
I've been suppressed this way for years, so I can identify. --mbs What's the sound of one side suppressing Marx? You have only to listen to the silence. Andrew Kliman

RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Drewk
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Doug Henwood Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:23903] Re: RE: Re: Re: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit Drewk wrote: The silence about this issue is deafening. What's the sound of one side suppressing Marx

RE: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Drewk
13, 2002 12:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:23918] Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit Andrew writes: A physical surplus and the physical surplus mean exactly the same thing in this context. ok I do not deny, but affirm that with rising productivity

RE: RE: RE: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Drewk
I appreciated Mat Forstater's post. I agree with most of what he says Drewk, you seem to think that proof is something everyone agrees on. No, I actually don't, since, as you say: My experience is that these kinds of disagreements are usually based on methodological issues, philosophical

RE: Re: Re: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Drewk
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 5:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:23942] Re: Re: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit Since Andrew said he wasn't getting all his incoming messages, I shall repost the following questions (of course if John E or Manuel or Gary or Mat has

Re: Re: RE: marx's proof regarding surplus value and profit

2002-03-13 Thread Michael Perelman
I agree with Carrol about the absurdity about expecting that all challenges must be answered, but I hope that the whole thread has stopped. On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 09:18:44PM -0600, Carrol Cox wrote: Drewk wrote: Justin, Gil, Michael, Doug: I am still waiting for my questions