From: Fred Moseley (fmoseley@MTHOLYOKE.EDU)
Date: Sun Jul 15 2007 - 23:27:06 EDT
Quoting Andrew Brown <A.Brown@LUBS.LEEDS.AC.UK>: > Sorry, time pressures are acute but just time to reply: > > (1) In short SNLT is the only scalar 'cost' that is both general and > social. It is the only scalar therefore that could avoid social > collaspse, under the perverse conditions where a mere scalar is > directing production. My position is not unlike Claus's. In response > to your question to Claus, these perverse conditions are those of > capitalism not of mythical simple commodity production. > > (2) It is wrong to create a dualism of explanatory power vs logical > proof as opposing criteria of justification. At the heart of the > issue is the question of what is 'logic'. The fact we think that > logic it is 'formal logic' is largely a product of logical > postivistis and those from whom they drew (e.g. Russel, Hume). This > is a central issue for dialetical logic. Hi Andy, I look forward to your elaboration of your point #2, as your time permits, which I realize might not be any time soon. Comradely, Fred ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
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