> (1) Cornforth came to doubt Engels' dialectics of nature; see his > 1980 book > COMMUNISM AND PHILOSOPHY.
^^^^^ CB; "dialectics of nature" the book or the whole idea that nature is dialectical ? What did he come to doubt about "dialectics of nature" ? Apparently, the Soviet thaw under Khrushchev was mirrored by a similar thaw within the western CPs. > > (5) Cornforth was influenced by Wittgenstein's view of language > throughout > his career. Shouldn't surprise anyone. ^^^^^ CB: When was it that Wittgenstein went to the Soviet Union and wanted to work as a worker, but the Soviets wanted him to teach philosophy. Was that an early "thaw" in the SU itself ? ^^^^^ 7) The most important of Cornforth's works for today is THE OPEN > PHILOSOPHY AND THE OPEN SOCIETY (1968). ^^^^^^ CB: In this book he seems to emphasize dialectics as interconnectedness and motion. _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
