From: Gerald A. Levy (Gerald_A_Levy@MSN.COM)
Date: Fri Mar 19 2004 - 09:59:17 EST
Hi Michael W. > Just let me say that my present stance would bracket > (Husserl) the distinction between idealism and materialism > (that is note it, and try to move on without relying on it) in > the guises in which it appears in Marxist discourse I guess my question would be how or whether one can, from an ontological _and_ systematic dialectical perspective, "move on" without evaluating these perspectives. Is it possible to be 'agnostic' about such a fundamental question without it affecting the _content_ of the dialectical exposition? I agree that Marxist discourse on this issue often leaves something to be desired (with e.g. 'idealist' often being merely a dismissive pejorative term) and hence I can understand the reluctance to engage in that discourse, _but_ I don't really comprehend the _grounds_ from a philosophical perspective with which one can simply "bracket" the distinction between idealism and materialism. Maybe I just don't understand Husserl? If you don't have time to reply, I fully understand. In solidarity, Jerry
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