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Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 00:08:47 -0400
From: Spoon Collective <spoons>
Subject: Re: Dialectics of Nature -Forwarded -Reply  (fwd)


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From: glevy-AT-pratt.edu
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 18:10:29 -0400 (EDT)
To: marxism2-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU
Subject: Re: Dialectics of Nature -Forwarded -Reply

> >>> "Patrick Peritore"
> Lisa, it was an echo of Hegels mistaken philosophy of nature.

It may be that Engels was influenced by Hegel's _Philosophy of Nature_,
although, there is no direct evidence in the writings of Engels or his
correspondence which suggests a relationship. Still, it was a part of the
_Encyclopaedia_ and must have been known to both Marx and Engels. It may
be the case that Engels was simply carrying forward a tradition of 19th
century philosophers (and many before) to develop a unified world view
that incorporated both the social and natural realms. Perhaps also there
is a Darwinian influence.

> Marx intended dialectics to operate only in the human realm, ie in the
> area of social practice,

We don't know that.

> Engels had a more metaphysical bent, Marx
> was far more concrete.

Too vague a line too comment on.

> Engels led to a lot of metaphysical problems in the USSR around the
> questions of quantum physics.

Don't blame Engels for what was said in his name in the USSR.

Jerry




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