Re: Dialectical materialism andecology
I asked: >but what is "thaxis"? I know what "praxis" is. CB:> I've always thought it was sort of thaxis is to theory as praxis is to practice. but praxis is supposed to be the unity of theory and practice, no? Doug writes: >Theory + practice = thaxis. but practice + theory = praxis. Which by the transitivity principle of definitions means that praxis = thaxis, which agrees with CB. MBS writes: >I thought it went back to the old saying, the only certain things are debt and thaxis.< hey, don't make fun of people with speech defeks! all of this is getting nowhere. Did someone simply make the word up? Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://liberalarts.lmu.edu/~jdevine
Re: Re: Dialectical materialism andecology
Jim, "Thaxis" was neologized by somebody (don't remember who) involved with what was once called the marxism-2 list. This was the original spinoff, although perhaps preceded by the OPE list crowd, from the old marxism list that had everybody and their whole families, tribes, cliques, and sects on it. Open warfare led to the defection of the marxism-2 people who objected to death-threatening Stalinists on the marxism list. A while later there was a general decision to proliferate lots of marxism-space lists which then happened. Around that time the marxism-2 list changed its name to marxism-thaxis. Perhaps one of those responsible will 'fess up as to whodunit. Rob Schaap? Barkley Rosser -Original Message- From: Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, May 26, 2000 5:33 PM Subject: [PEN-L:19642] Re: Dialectical materialism andecology >I asked: >>but what is "thaxis"? I know what "praxis" is. > >CB:> I've always thought it was sort of thaxis is to theory as praxis is to >practice. > >but praxis is supposed to be the unity of theory and practice, no? > >Doug writes: >Theory + practice = thaxis. > >but practice + theory = praxis. Which by the transitivity principle of >definitions means that praxis = thaxis, which agrees with CB. > >MBS writes: >I thought it went back to the old saying, the only certain >things are debt and thaxis.< > >hey, don't make fun of people with speech defeks! > >all of this is getting nowhere. Did someone simply make the word up? > >Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://liberalarts.lmu.edu/~jdevine > >
Re: Re: Dialectical materialism andecology
>all of this is getting nowhere. Did someone simply make the word up? Yep. I think it was Lisa Rogers, a shining character who found absolutely everything interesting and was instrumental back in '94 and '95 in trying to restructure Marxism space (back at Virginia U's Spoons list server) to cater for different interests and personalities. Lots of people here remember Lisa better than I do. The poor women died, only in her thirties, before I got to know her. Anyway, I think 'Thaxis' is her coinage, and was meant in those days to appeal to people more inclined to abstract theoretical discussions. It's long since lost that focus, however, as the whole Marxism-space thing fractured (as things Marxist will, it seems) and now it boasts about 120 subscribers from all persuasions and over a dozen countries, some of whom just hadn't got on well with the moderators of the lefty lists that proliferated after the flame-out. It's a much less American list than most, and perhaps because its subscribers do not share issues, interests and experience as intensely as do people who share a nationality (not a Marxist analysis, I know), it's rather quieter - usually serving as a forum where assorted Trots meet assorted left socdems on rather better terms than they do elsewhere. I'd like it to be rather more than that, but it has its moments. It's a cozy place to try out one's more daring speculations re current global trends and, as here, getting a handle on what is and is not Marx's 'materialist conception', anyway. Cheers, Rob.
Re: Re: Re: Dialectical materialism andecology
In a message dated 5/26/00 6:02:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << "Thaxis" was neologized by somebody (don't remember who) involved with what was once called the marxism-2 list. >> It was me and Ralph Dumain. --jks
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In a message dated 5/27/00 12:47:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Anyway, I think 'Thaxis' is her coinage, and was meant in those days to appeal to people more inclined to abstract theoretical discussions. >> Actualy, you may be right. Ralph and I pushed it, though. Lisa was very close to Ralph. --jks
