I think it is one of the most important examples of Marx's method of abstraction at its most extreme.
And it is True. It does assume the listener is prepared to work through the usual contradiction between the abstract and the concrete, the general and the particular. Chris Burford London ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 3:45 PM Subject: [PEN-L] the absolute general law of capitalist accumulation How broad does Marx intend this generalization to be ? His use of the term "absolute" seems to indicate that he is predicting that this generalization reaches beyond the specific English illustrations of the law he discusses. Charles ^^^^^^
