Re: [OPE-L] Smith and Marx on the materialisation of labour [was'basics v. non-basics']

From: Diego Guerrero (diego.guerrero@CPS.UCM.ES)
Date: Fri Sep 30 2005 - 03:27:53 EDT


I fully agree with Allin's interpretation. Anyway, if I bother someone with
my "too Scottish", I apologize sincerely. It was not my intention.

    Diego


----- Original Message -----
From: "Allin Cottrell" <cottrell@WFU.EDU>
To: <OPE-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 3:16 AM
Subject: Re: [OPE-L] Smith and Marx on the materialisation of labour
[was'basics v. non-basics']


> On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, glevy@PRATT.EDU quoted Marx:
>
>>>  "The materialisation, etc., of labour is however not to be
>>>   taken in such a Scottish sense as Adam Smith conceives it.
>
> I've always read the "Scottish" reference here as meaning
> "literal-minded".  Whether the stereotype of Scots as particularly
> literal-minded has any validity is another matter.  Compared to
> German philosophers, perhaps.
>
> Allin Cottrell


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