From: gerald_a_levy (gerald_a_levy@msn.com)
Date: Wed Jan 01 2003 - 08:03:06 EST
Re Michael E's [8250]: > (snip, JL) I am indeed going beyond the capitalist-bourgeois epoch > as it emerged from the medieval period, but only back to the beginning > of the West with the Greeks -- a highly _specific_ beginning which is > part of the tradition that binds us and which can be thought about. > The West dates from about two-and-a-half millennia ago, not much > considering how long humans have been around, and this specific > beginning of Western history is to be distinguished from other historical > ways of human living in other parts of the world. (snip, JL) > The starting-point (_archae_) of the West, including modern capitalism, is > the ancient Greek beginning. Happy new year, Michael (and everyone else). If the subject is (an abstraction called) "the West", then -- from a historical perspective -- the 'starting point' could be traced to the "ancient Greek beginning". That, however, is a very different subject than capitalism which requires for its comprehension in thought a separate 'starting point'. Put simply: different subjects require different starting points (a variation on "different horses for different courses", I guess). In solidarity, Jerry
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