[PEN-L:1505] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Enlightenment insight

[alexlocascio@xxxxxxxx (Alex LoCascio)]

On Sat, 12 Dec 1998 14:12:18 -0500 Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>
writes:

>I'm not sure where I stand on this, but I
>think one reason MF is so compelling is that he forces us (or should
force
>us) to think about all those lazy assumptions of a timeless human
essence
>from which capitalism estranges us.

Ummm...but aren't those "lazy assumptions" the cornerstone of Marxism
itself?  Doesn't historical materialism rest upon Marx  tweaking Hegel's
notion of "the spirit" estranged from itself?  Wasn't it Marx's
contention that man is essentially a producer, who under capitalism is
alienated from the fruits of his own labor, an alienation that can only
be overcome by revolution?

I mean, I don't want to sound like one of those Marxist purists that you
loathe so much, but if you don't agree with those "lazy assumptions of a
timeless human essence from which capitalism estranges us," you might as
well junk the whole Marxist project.

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