[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth on diamat

Ralph Dumain So I guess you're right. I'm not contributing to the positive technical elaboration of emergentism in or out of the scientific community, though in fact in discussions involving practicing scientists there is from time to time an informal conviction that some version of emergentis

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth on diamat

>>Now is scientific practice 'revolutionary practice'? Will 'revolutionary practice' inform scientific practice? Well, one of the purposes of my blog, if you'll check its archive, is to track the breakdown of rationality in decaying bourgeois society, including the sciences and especially t

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth on diamat

See the latest entry in my Emergence Blog for specific references alluded to in my previous discussion of Cornforth: http://www.autodidactproject.org/my/emergence-blog.html I've alluded time and time again to the Norman-Sayers debate on dialectics. I retrieved my review of 1995 and made it in

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth on diamat

Ralph Dumain : Furthermore, while Cornforth's class analysis of the history of philosophy may be broadly correct (though it is micro-incorrect in failing to account for the subjective self-understanding of positivists and pragmatists), his reduction of the contrast between Marxism and bourgeois ph

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth yet again

Cornforth did indeed study with Wittgenstein. As for your other question, I have no time for a lengthy exposition. My favorite critique of Wittgenstein is Ernest Gellner's LANGUAGE AND SOLITUDE, which provides a remarkable social analysis. Gellner, as some will recall, is the author of the n

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth on diamat

Science versus Idealism In Defence of Philosophy against Positivism and Pragmatism by Maurice Cornforth 13. Dialectical Materialism http://www.autodidactproject.org/other/cornforth7/SVI-13.html This is the second longest chapter in the book, second only to chapter 18, on pragmatism (of which I

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth yet again

Ralph Dumain I had considered doing so while reading the Wittgenstein chapter, but as this is a 463-page book, I have my limitations. Nitpicking aside, I would say that Cornforth provides a useful historical function, summarizing main ideas of these philosophers and showing what's wrong with t

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth yet again

I had considered doing so while reading the Wittgenstein chapter, but as this is a 463-page book, I have my limitations. Nitpicking aside, I would say that Cornforth provides a useful historical function, summarizing main ideas of these philosophers and showing what's wrong with their basic as

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth yet again

Ralph Dumain I've put one more chapter and one section of another chapter online: Science versus Idealism In Defence of Philosophy against Positivism and Pragmatism by Maurice Cornforth 16. Positivism in Sociology and Politics section: Positivism and Sociology http://www.autodidactproject.org/o

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth yet again

I've put one more chapter and one section of another chapter online: Science versus Idealism In Defence of Philosophy against Positivism and Pragmatism by Maurice Cornforth 16. Positivism in Sociology and Politics section: Positivism and Sociology http://www.autodidactproject.org/other/cornforth

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth

A. Mani Hello, I noticed that in his book 'Dialectical Materialism', Cornforth has seriously distorted the concept of 'dialectical contradiction' in particular. Compare those parts with Lenin's exposition of 'dialectical contradiction' in his philosophical notebooks for example. I belie

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth

I don't know what is or is not well known about Cornforth. This essay accuses Cornforth of distorting a number of ideas, including Lenin's: "How to Think" (Sojourner Truth Organization) http://www.autodidactproject.org/other/howtothink.html At 03:14 AM 6/13/2006 +0530, A. Mani wrote: Hello,

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth

Hello, I noticed that in his book 'Dialectical Materialism', Cornforth has seriously distorted the concept of 'dialectical contradiction' in particular. Compare those parts with Lenin's exposition of 'dialectical contradiction' in his philosophical notebooks for example. I believe this m

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth commentary on Frank

I sent that I plain text. I don't know why it was spread out. CB [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth commentary on Frank- Charles Brown cbrown at michiganlegal.org <mailto:marxism-thaxis%40lists.econ.utah.edu?Subject=%5BMarxism-Thaxis%5D%20Cornforth%20commentary%20on%20Frank-&In-Reply-To=&

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth commentary on Frank-

"After these few remarks about the place of reason in the science of past centuries, it is obvious what the characteristic of twentieth‑century science is. With the rise of non‑Euclidean geometry, the physics of relativity and the mechanics based upon the de Broglie waves, the basic principles o

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth

Jim Farmelant As long as you're going to continue presenting us your greatest hits from the past, how about a discussion of Maurice Cornforth's relationship with analytical philosophy. I recall reading the other day, that he had been a student of Wittgenstein. Is there any more information availab

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth

I don't have the patience to trace all these links. I have several of Cornforth's books, esp. those on pragmatism and positivism, and the book on Popper. I don't have and can't find a cheap copy of MARXISM AND THE LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY. I'm accepting donations. That fellow in Eastern Europe

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth

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[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth

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[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth request

I got it, but I don't think I'm going to mail it out. I might copy it on a xerox machine and send it to him. CB ^ Ralph Dumain No. International Publishers doesn't have it. I looked over their catalog, for the first time in years. There appear to be some new offerings of a biographical

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth request

No. International Publishers doesn't have it. I looked over their catalog, for the first time in years. There appear to be some new offerings of a biographical and historical nature. I don't believe I have these books, nor do I recall seeing these titles before: MONTAGUE, IVOR WITH EISENSTE

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth request

Ralph Dumain There's a fellow in Latvia who needs Maurice Cornforth's THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE to scan for his students. He will even send the book back when he's through with it. He cannot find a copy of the book for himself. Anyone care to help? ^^ CB: International Publishers probably has

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cornforth request

There's a fellow in Latvia who needs Maurice Cornforth's THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE to scan for his students. He will even send the book back when he's through with it. He cannot find a copy of the book for himself. Anyone care to help? ___ Marxism-Tha