Ethical foundations of the left

Kelley kwalker2 at gte.net
Tue Jul 31 14:22:38 PDT 2001


oh ferfucksake, it was the premise of the frankfurt school's marxism. i know you've been exposed to those ideas.

kelley


>Kelley wrote:
> >
> > it is the universalization of
> > >rationality in everyday life settings--work, school, prison, govt--
> > >that is a crucial component of the various forms of inequality and
> > >domination we see in the world today.
> > >
> > >Miles
>
>This is the sort of argument which I have elsewhere argued _does_ make a
>difference -- Miles has articulated with great precision what I already
>thought but didn't know, in these terms, that I thought. In particular,
>I don't think (in the 21st century) it is possible to use the word or
>concept of rationality except as shorthand for rational calculation.
>This statement would seem to be a good primary premise to start out from
>for any consideration of rationality over the last few centuries.
>
>Carrol
>
> >
> > miles, you're looking silly!



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