Marx and Equality (Was: Why Decry the Wealth Gap?)

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Jan 27 22:44:09 PST 2000


Roger Odisio wrote:


>What do you mean by basic needs being "plastic", Doug? I think you said
>that once before, and I don't have a clue what you mean.

What are basic human needs? Aside from the bare minimums of oxygen, water, and nutrients? Love? Tasty food? Art? They seem to vary enormously across time & space, and by temperament too.


>And by basic means, do you mean the same thing as Marx--i.e., social
>subsistence?

What's that mean, exactly? It varies, and not just with the state of the class struggle.

Doug



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