Do you agree or disagree with the following proposition ? M
Actually, much in biological evolution seems to be luck of the draw. As our mad genius Charles Fort explained, "survival of the fittest" is an absurd tautology that smuggles the conclusion into the premise. By definition, what is the fittest is what has survived. Conversely, the fitness of a species to survive is proven by its presence and survival. "Necessity" brings an entire dimension that tends to imply some kind of predestination--maybe some predetermined kind of "progress" in which humanity is moving. A fine 19th century faith rather shattered by experience, though. In fact, the problem has been sort of a spectre haunting the more wooden understanding of Marxism. ML ________________________________ * Previous message: [Marxism] Do you agree or disagree with the following proposition ? * Next message: [Marxism] James Petras: The Tyranny Of Israel Over America * Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] ________________________________ More information about the Marxism mailing list <http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism> _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
