Thomas Seay wrote:
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> --- On Thu, 11/20/08, Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > The idea that universal equality is in some way desirable is
> > one.
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> Yes, and if there are no ethical precepts even implicit in Marx's message why do intellectuals and people who could be *succesful* in a capitalist system- those that have something to lose- join ranks with the working class under the aegis of Marxism? Is it just an acceptance of the telos?
I'm not very interested in debating Marxology, except where I think other marxists are going astray in concrete practice in ways grounded in a misconstrual of Marx. Otherwise, let the antiquarians of the future worry about it. And I won't debate the following: Marx had no interest in universal equality as a 'value," and in fact did not thnk equality would characterize even a realized communist society. (To each acoording to her needs is an anti-egalitarian slogab -- and even if interpreted that way is STILL not an ethical principle but a practice dictated by the development of a communist society, a social not an ethical principle, and actually a practice rather than a principle.
Those interested might read Chapter 4 of Ollman's _Alienation_.
Universal principle forsooth.
Carrol