Alejandro R wrote in [OPE-L:4847: > >The TSS perspective is not, as Andrew and other TSS advocates have > >repeatedly told us, a new social theory. > I really cannot recall anything written by a TSSer arguing that TSS > is a "new social theory". Can you quote some published piece saying > that? You completely mis-read and mis-understood my sentence (see above). It must have been due to confusion over the sentence construction. > On the contrary, it's been always stressed that TSS is indeed an > *intepretation of Marx's value theory", as Fred's or Duncan's or the > standard physicalist versions are. This was *precisely* my point. What I wanted to do, though, was to contrast that claim to the "Copernican revolution" assertion. > In any case, I find the pairing of the TSS effort to a "Copernican > Revolution" misleading because people tends to get only this by side > aspect, then distorting the real issues. Side aspect? The "COPERNICAN REVOLUTION" is in the TITLE (all in capital letters) for their talk. I agree that it is misleading. Yet, the source of this does not come from anti-TSSers or TSS sceptics. Rather, the pairing of TSS to a "Copernican revolution" was suggested by Alan F and Andrew K themselves in both the title and content of the announcement for their talk. One, therefore, must conclude that for them (Alan and Andrew) it is not merely a "side aspect" for what they are claiming re the significance of TSS. > It is NOT a "revolution in Marxian value theory", as you write here, > but another perspective in the interpretation of Marx's value theory. Who was it that asserted that TSS represents a Copernican revolution in Marxian value theory? It was not I -- rather, this was Alan's and Andrew's assertion in the announcement for the talk itself. So if you have a gripe, it should be with them -- not me. In any event, what do you think about the claim that TSS allows for a better understanding of the contemporary global economy? Where's the evidence in support of that claim? (This was asked by Rieu as well). In solidarity, Jerry ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
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