[lbo-talk] Emma v Ralph

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Wed Mar 24 14:31:08 PST 2004


Charles Brown wrote:
>
> Seems a step for solving the modern
> riddle of reconciling self-interest and group-interest.

This (hypothesized) division between "the individual" on the one hand (presumably existing in a vacuum, coming form nowhere) and "the group" on the other (each having "an interest") is (as calling it a _modern_ riddle suggests) a product of history, not only but mostly capitalist history. Caudwell's essay, "Liberty" is of interest in tracing the roots of this historical actuality presenting itself as a fundamental reality.

Carrol



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