Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 08:33:37 +0100 From: Chris Burford <cburford-AT-gn.apc.org> Subject: M-TH: Sraffa and Steedman I see I am subscribed to marxism-thaxis, presumably as a rather quiet former member of M2. I wish the new list well. I think Jukka and Chris S will make interesting moderators. In particular, I hope Chris S will remind us >from time to time, of Marx's respect for Aristotle. Just a comment on Steedman. I thought it was established on the original marxism list, in one of its better moments, that Sraffa by no means wrote with the intention of critically altering the main direction of Marx's analysis. Steedman's cleverly titled book "Marx after Sraffa" (unobtainable now unfortunately in England) implies that a qualitative change has occurred. Its detailed analysis has commanded respect, and presented some difficulty to people who would wish to refute it. But if read carefully the work starts with 15 or 20 prior assumptions, of a non-dynamic nature, which are highly likely to determine the conclusions. Steedman's work may be in the scientific idiom but like all science, its perspective, and hidden prejudices are open to question. Especially IMHO, that the law of value has been definitely refuted. But I am no economist, nor mathematician. Chris Burford --- from list marxism-thaxis-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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