File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1998/marxism-international.9804, message 109


Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:58:46 -0400
From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood-AT-panix.com>
Subject: Re: M-I: capital


Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote:

>     A little while ago I provided a list of possible
>things that "capital" is, including "social relation."
>Orthodox sectarians on this list, like dear old Carrol Cox,
>think that is ALL it is.  Sorry, kids, the answer to my
>question is "all of the above and more."  One of those more
>includes "the biosphere."
>     BTW, I fully agree that Marx declared the "social
>relation" aspect to be the most important, and indeed one
>can find quotes where he essentially (oops,
>non-Marxist category) declared "that's what it is." But he
>knew better and elsewhere recognized its more
>multidimensional status.
>Barkley Rosser, officially declared "non-Marxist"

What's the point of this point, Barkley, other than to cause trouble and
advertise your non-Marxism? All those "other things" you're talking about -
from producers durable equipment to money - are rendered equivalent under
the category "capital" under the social relations that characterize
capitalism. And only someone completely in the grip of capitalist
psychopathology could conceive of "the biosphere" as capital.

Doug




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