Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] O, Dialectics! :Bakhurst

2005-06-28 Thread Ralph Dumain
I've not had time to keep up with your ongoing debate on Ilyenkov. Since you are apparently preparing something for publication, I hope you will apprise us of the finished product. This line of enquiry, it seems to me, is much more important than most philosophical projects being undertaken.

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] O, Dialectics! :BakhurstVictor

2005-06-28 Thread Victor
CB, Continued from last message. First, let's not forget that a lot of human learning is "human see human do." And some of the things we learn this way are as complex as ant-fishing with a straw. [it's actually quite a complicated affair to get it just right. I've tried it though I drew a li

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] O, Dialectics! :Bakhurst

2005-06-28 Thread Victor
CB, Sorry for the delay. Getting through a real tough passage in my rewrite on Ilyenkov. No argument with you concerning the tool using activities of non- and proto-human life forms. I would distinguish between their toolmaking and that of men , as I understand you do, by the universal relevan