Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 01:56:43 -0500
From: lynne engelskirchen <lhengels-AT-igc.org>
Subject: Re: BHA: Re: on Bhaskar's politics



Andrew --

What I said was a bit different:

>I have always operated on the assumption that errors in practice could be
>traced to errors in theory. 

and I spoke of seeing historical facts, which can be disputed, as
illustrating the way a world is represented and understood.

Bhaskar has argued persuasively that experience is always meaningful.
Perception then is meaningful and practice too.  Meaningful in the sense of
filled with meaning.  Hegel aruged that our practice also expresses how we
think about the world.  Anyway, I have made clear in previous posts that I
have some concern with reasons as causes (although I have defended the
arugment in print) and so I would not make the assertion you contest.  I'd
agree with it stood on its head though -- "only from practice comes theory."

Howard


At 11:47 PM 2/15/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Howard stated that only from theory stems practice. I'd like to contest
>that. Equally as often, I would argue, from practice stems theory. You
>must indeed go to the libraries to learn history, politics, philosophy,
>and economics (and art), so that later you can take to the streets and
>fight for what is just. Nevertheless, whence you return you will bring
>lessons that are dissimilar to the conclusions of any book for which to
>architect your new theories.
>
>Andrew Hagen
>xah-AT-myrealbox.com
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