[PEN-L:33530] Re: ideology in prehistory

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In a message dated 12/31/02 12:59:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, cburford@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

> You are free to suggest in turn that there are some differences of emphasis in what I am saying here and what Engels said in the passage you quoted. We could try joining in the middle and say what a wonderful genius Engels was, or we could say that he was working on the frontier of knowledge, as we still are, in this sort of debate.
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> Chris Burford
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Acknowledged. I do agree as suggested by you that articulating ideology as the manner in which people think things out is painting a picture with broad strokes. 

In terms of Engels use of the words "negative economic base," I had understood - perhaps incorrectly, this concept to imply and mean the absence of any societal infrastructure and this societal infrastructure arises as division of labor. This is another broad stroke in so far as division of labor is not defined in its specificity. Perhaps I am adding to much of me into what Engels state. 

I thank you for your engagement.

May the force be with you.

Melvin P.