From: Dogan Goecmen (Dogangoecmen@AOL.COM)
Date: Wed Apr 04 2007 - 15:40:13 EDT
Hi Dogan: You cited Luxemburg in her paper "Back to Adam Smith" [Zuruck auf Adam Smith] as claiming that *impartiality* is fundamental to the scientific method and that the 'methodological principle' of impartiality is related to the 'ethical principle of honesty' (bottom of page 3). Did she claim, though, that the theory advanced by Marx, Engels, and Marxists -- including herself -- was based on this 'methodological principle' of impartiality? Jerry, Luxemburg (and in mays Marx and Engels) makes this point. According to her the view of working classes is the onlyview in capitalism that can provide an impartial view of issues in question because they can combine their particular interest with the general interests of humanity. Best, Dogan Isn't there necessarily a (for lack of a better term) tension between a theory which claims to be impartial and at the same time is said to represent a particular revolutionary and class perspective? Isn't a 'partisan impartial scientist' an oxymoron? In solidarity, Jerry
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