Actually, the Marxist scholars like Rodney Hilton who studied the birth of the capitalist mode of production did their work before Brenner got out of diapers. There is no support here for the Brenner thesis, let alone mumbo-jumbo about "essentializing." Both chatter about developments that occurred after feudal relations of production broke up, hence no explanation of same.
Although quoting Marx as a form of proof is essentially a mark of a lazy mind. Louis P. wrote: > Well, that's a formulation that determines a foregone conclusion. Once you speak of "modes of production", you naturally end up supporting the Brenner thesis which takes one form of capitalist exploitation and essentializes it. Marx, of course, had a different understanding... < _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
