[lbo-talk] RE: Film Notes

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Wed Oct 22 16:02:21 PDT 2003


Miles Jackson wrote:
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> Man, I thought Justin just went over this. If by "human nature"
> you mean some biological or genetic imperative, Luke and Woj's
> claim here is nonsensical.

I think the stubborn belief in an autonomous "human nature" is a clear-cut case of false consciousness grounded in the isolation of the abstract individual within capitalism. But one might try to paraphrase Luke's position as follows:

Since it human nature to have heart trouble, one should cooperate with that human nature by consuming as much cholesterol, fats, and sugars as possible, smoke heavily, and never exercise.

Carrol



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