Re: [Marxism] The notion of absolute truth and marxisms - a question for the list

[Asim Akhund <suraj1y_2006@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Comrades,

                           There is a concept of absolute truth within 
Marxism.Marxism is essentialy a dialectical  logic and from the dialectical 
logic dogmatism and relativism are one-sided reflection of reality.Marxism 
doesn't reject the concept of universal and in that sense the concept of 
absolute is essential in Marxism.If Marx in Capital was analysing the different 
moments and stages of Cpitalist socio-economic formation,so how can he reject 
the very concept of capital which is absolute and universal within all the 
moments of his work.He began his project from A Commodity,but his very 
beginning was seen through the very end and that was Capital.Let me 
conclude,according to Marxism relative is the moment of the absolute and the 
absolute truth is the reflection of the process of all the stages of the truth.

     Asim Akhund

Louise Walker <louiserw2003@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  Hi all,

Many years ago a marxist friend declared to me one day after he'd finished 
reading one of the
volumes of Capital (I wonder which one?) that he could defend the notion of 
absolute truth. I
can't remember what my friend's defence of this idea was. I'd be really keen to 
hear about the
history of this idea in various marxist versions of socialist ideas, if list 
readers know of any.
Also, any history of claims to absolute truth from other, non-marxist or 
pre-marxist streams of
thought, progressive or otherwise, would be useful.

Thanks a lot,
Louise

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