From: "Andrew Brown" <Andrew-AT-lubs.leeds.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:15:30 +0100
Subject: Re: BHA: Re: Positivism, Realism, Materialism


Hello all,

Regarding the 'identity' of thought and being in Bhaskar. I like the 
fact that Jamie has linked this issue to Bhaskar's 'epistemological 
dialectic'. I would want to focus in on exactly what 'synchronic 
emrgent powers materialism' entails for the thought / being 
(specifically idea / object) relationship, and the ramifications this 
has for all the other philosophical issues, including the 
epistemological dialectic. It seems to me that the notion of 
emergence, especially as applied to the emergence of 'mind' 
provides a fundamental constraint (and enablement) and on the 
possibilities for DCR and TDCR, such that, in particular, any 
positing of an identity between idea and object must be treated 
carefully. In DCR there is 'constellational identity' for example.

I make this point because Nick H's review of the 'CR and Marxism' 
collection seems to me to miss it, and thereby misconstrue my 
arguments in that book -- and Nick is surely not alone in his 
ineterpretation of these matters. In addition,  I am curious to know 
how TDCR relates to the above concerns (not having studied TDCR 
myself).

Best wishes,

Andy


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