From: Francisco Paulo Cipolla (cipolla@sociais.ufpr.br)
Date: Fri Nov 22 2002 - 11:38:15 EST
Jerry, what does this principle say? Maybe you could motivate this discussion if you gave us the rudiments of the principle? Paulo gerald_a_levy wrote: > A possible new topic for discussion -- theHeisenberg Uncertainty > Principle: Quantum mechanics isn't exactly my area of expertise,but I > wonder what others on the list think about theimplications of the > Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (HUP)for political economy and > Marx. * In a very general way, does the HUP have applications forthe > study of bourgeois society -- and if so, what are they? --or is it > overextending to take a principle from quantum mechanicsand apply it > to political economy? * In particular, could the HUP have application > when examiningthe systematic connections between a mode of production > and(non-human) nature? * Does the HUP have _more_ application in the > analysis ofthe bourgeois mode of production than in other modes > ofproduction to the extent that there are necessary aspects > ofuncertainty associated with market behavior? Does thesubject of > value then incorporate a comprehension ofuncertainty? * Are there > any valid implications of the HUP for empiricalstudies in political > economy, especially projections of future trendsbased on current and > past 'position'? * On the whole, do you think that Marx's social > theory isconsistent or inconsistent with the HUP? Doesn't the > HUPseem to refute Marx's sometimes stated claims about > historical'inevitability'? * Are there any implications of the HUP for > Marx's concept ofrevolution and praxis? Any thoughts? In solidarity, > Jerry
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