[lbo-talk] On reality and thought

123hop at comcast.net 123hop at comcast.net
Sun Jul 18 15:12:08 PDT 2010


Doug writes...


> "It is not enough for thought to strive for realization, reality must
> itself strive towards thought."
>
> http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1843/critique-hpr/intro.htm

If I were Harold Bloom, I might say this sounds like Marx had read too much Adorno.

---- It's not that I think. If memory serves, Marx started out writing poetry. There are certainly some powerful poetic impulses in his early work. I wouldn't compare that to Adorno. Adorno can't even simulate the poetic very well.

Joanna



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