Re: Historical Materialism

[Jim Farmelant <farmelantj@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 09:17:06 -0500 Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> writes:


> I
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> suspect and hope that at some point print journals will be
> superseded by
> the Internet altogether, a much more lively and interactive medium.

There was an article the other day in the NY Times concerning
the Internet and the future role of print journals in the natural
sciences
(http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/17/science/17JOUR.html),
which makes similar points, noting the recent creation of
two new online science journals, which aim to present
the results of new scientific research directly to the
public, in contrast with conventional journals which
charge very steep subscription rates and which generally
bar non-subscribers, even from their online editions.

It would seem that the growth and development of
the Internet will transform how scientific and
academic research is done, creating at least
the potential for a democratization of scholarship.
This development should be of special interest
to Marxists who believe in the unity of theory and praxis.

Jim F.

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