Heidegger

—– Original Message —–
From: “bob scheetz”

> —– Original Message —–
> From: “Anthony Crifasi”
>>
>> Passionate exhortation is not the same as philosophically preserving the
>> existential essence of moral outrage. For example, this is what Marx
> himself
>> says about whether morality is to be “preserved”:
>>
>> “‘Undoubtedly,’ it will be said, ‘religious, moral, philosophical and
>> juridical ideas have been modified in the course of historical
> development.
>> But religion, morality philosophy, political science, and law, constantly
>> survived this change. There are, besides, eternal truths, such as
>> Freedom,
>> Justice, etc. that are common to all states of society. But Communism
>> abolishes eternal truths, it abolishes all religion, and all morality,
>> instead of constituting them on a new basis; it therefore acts in
>> contradiction to all past historical experience.’ What does this
> accusation
>> reduce itself to? The history of all past society has consisted in the
>> development of class antagonisms, antagonisms that assumed different
>> forms
>> at different epochs. But whatever form they may have taken, one fact is
>> common to all past ages, viz., the exploitation of one part of society by
>> the other. No wonder, then, that the social consciousness of past ages,
>> despite all the multiplicity and variety it displays, moves within
>> certain
>> common forms, or general ideas, which cannot completely vanish except
>> with
>> the total disappearance of class antagonisms.”
>>
>> Among the forms of social consciousness listed, which will “completely
>> vanish with the total disapearance of class antagonisms,” is “morality.”
>> Lots of passionate exhortation, though. I think the phrase healanthenry
>> used to use was, “empty protest.”
>
> you’d better re-read your marx qoute. hen would have had a drollery, but
> i
> think you just shot yer bolt with the weapon pointed the wrong way.

??
the first part’s an objection set in quotes - that communism “acts in
contradiction to past historical experience” because it “abolishes all
religion, and all morality, instead of constituting them on a new basis” as
was the case throughout all history…. and his answer: that religion,
morality and such have always existed throughout history precisely because
class exploitation has always existed; therefore when the latter disappears,
the former will “completely vanish”. Hence, no preservation of morality at
all. How’s that pointed the wrong way?

Posted on Monday, July 31st, 2006 at 5:35 am
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