Friday, November 9, 2018

Marxism, Physics, Biology

Dialectical Materialism is a descriptive system, rivaling not only Hegel's Dialectical Idealism, but also the Analytical Atomisms of Democritus and Newton, as is expressed by Marx's Dissertation, and Engels' work on Physics, respectively.  Thus, Dialectical Materialism offers no basis for normative judgments, including any for the rejection of Capitalism and the condemnation of Exploitation.  In contrast, Marx's 'From each according to one's abilities' principle is not derived from Dialectical Materialism, but has another origin, as is suggested by the classification of it as Actionist, as has been previously discussed.  For Actionism can be recognized as an example of a Vitalist principle, and, hence as a Biological principle.  Now, Physicist explanations are mechanistic, and, hence, lack the capacity to distinguish between inanimate and animate phenomena.  Thus, the Marxist rejection of Capitalism, founded on the condemnation of Exploitation, is implicitly grounded on a superiority of Biology over Physics with respect to Economic activity--a capacity to recognize ill effects, e. g. the suffering of the victims of Exploitation.

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