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On 13/11/2011 18:03, Tom Cod wrote:
Oh, how about the issue of violence against women and holding those responsible for it accountable.
I'm for this. I'm against scoffing at mental illness and getting rid of the notion of "diminished responsibility". I am also against any temptation to dismiss Althusser's theoretical contribution because he killed his wife. There was a tendency among anticommunists to imply that Althusser's act somehow reflected his ideological commitments. If we reject this, as we should, then what does the fact that he strangled Helene in the grip of manic depression have to do with his reading of Capital?
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