RE: Productive Forces

["Eric Nilsson" <enilsson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Charles wrote,
> CB: He was certainly aware of these physics basics, but I am sure
> he did not reduce his "productive forces" to physical forces.

I didn't hope to imply that. I merely wondered if Marx's way of thinking
about historical developments was influenced by ideas developed first in
theoretical physics (in addition to ideas from G. Hegel and other assorted
more philosophical thinkers). Writing in my typically sloppy fashion I might
have suggested that Marx literally borrowed from physics, which I didn't
mean to imply.

Hey, come on, this is a dissertation topic for someone out there  ;>)

Eric
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