Re: Re: On natural science

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

I can't find the or original post you are responding to. And where does
the Marx quote come from?

Carrol

Sabri Oncu wrote:
>
> > reads like Humean instrumentalism to me.............
> >
> > Ian
>
> That should be your expertise so I make no comments about this.
> My only concern is with Marx's writing style. I find him very
> difficult to read. For example, this sentence:
>
> > If, therefore, industry is conceived as the exoteric
> > revelation of man's essential powers, we also gain an
> > understanding of the human essence of nature or the
> > natural essence of man.
>
> What exactly this sentence says, I am not sure. Maybe, partly
> because he wrote the original in German and this is a
> not-so-great translation and partly because to me English is a
> code I am decoding. Nevertheless, it is a difficulty I have to
> live with I suppose.
>
> Best,
>
> Sabri