[PEN-L:1716] Re: Sciabarra

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Tom Walker wrote:

> What's the scoop on Chris Sciabarra? Is he some kind of ultra highbrow
> utopian libertarian?

I don't think so.

> Is he just explaining Hayek to the Marxists? Or is he
> another hippy capitalist academic riding the global fin de siecle serf? I've
> been browsing web traces and he seems erudite and elusive. Are we going to
> have to read him if we want to dissect the Hayekian "capitalism is
> spontaneous" myth?

In answer to the first two questions: no.

In answer to the last question, I would advise you to read his book
(_Marx, Hayek, and Utopia, Albany, SUNY Press, 1995). Or, you could ask
him yourself on the "marxism" list where he is a frequent contributor.

The fundamental thesis of the work is that both Marx and Hayek share a
dialectical approach and are anti-utopian.

I find the idea that Marx and Hayek share a common dialectical approach
to be rather problematic. Then, of course, there is the difference in
political perspective and ideology.

Jerry