Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 09:51:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Marxism: meat and potatoes questions


MARK ADKINS wrote:

> Dear List Members:
> While I appreciate the replies so far provided, they seem to consist
> primarily of book references.  No doubt some of these are excellent
> and worthwhile books, but one cannot question a book, much less ask
> follow up questions.  There is no give and take, you see, and besides,
> some of the citations are decidedly historical.  I am here seeking
> an interactive intellectual exploration of the central and major-
> peripheral issues of Marxism.

The questions that were asked were too general and too many. Unless you
can specify questions more precisely, it is unreasonable to expect
listmembers to give anything other than book references (or, worse:
assertions).

BTW, contra your above comments, you can question people regarding a book
and ask follow-up questions even if the author is not a listmember. If,
however, you want us to write answers to questions that deserve a
book-length response and to then communicate interactively with each other
about our posts/books, then I think you expect too much from this medium.
Exchanges on Net mailing lists are not and can not be a substitute for
reading important primary and secondary sources.

Jerry



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