[Xmca-l] Re: Engels on Laws of evolution and laws of history

[Andy Blunden]

I'm sure you are right there, Juan!
Here's Engels' original German:
/"Die ewigen Naturgesetze/ verwandeln sich auch immer mehr in 
historische." MEW, Vol. 20, p. 505

Andy
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*Andy Blunden*
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Juan Duarte wrote:
> Hello, 
> I think Engels is also speaking about the historical nature of all 
> knowledge, for example newtonian physics. It´s a central aspect of 
> marxism that the way of knowing is historically situated, and it´s 
> goes not just for historical science but also for natural ones. Of 
> course, it doesn´t mean to fall into relativism but to take in account 
> that science is social, economical and political embedded and in 
> capitalism, mercantilisation and fetichisation reaches it.
>
> Greets,
>
> Juan D.
>
> 2015-01-18 0:18 GMT-03:00 Annalisa Aguilar <annalisa@unm.edu 
> <mailto:annalisa@unm.edu>>:
>
>     Hi Andy,
>
>     I guess the ends of the ham will be cut off and the reason will
>     remain a mystery, since grandma isn't picking up the phone!
>
>     Kind regards,
>
>     Annalisa
>
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>     Subject: [Xmca-l] Re: Engels on Laws of evolution and laws of history
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>     Just read the context, Annalisa. I supplied the link,
>     Any
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>     *Andy Blunden*
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>
>     Annalisa Aguilar wrote:
>     > Hi Andy,
>     >
>     > Doesn't the theory of evolution imply that nature's laws are
>     variable? How can it be "more and more?" which seems to imply
>     acceleration to me.
>     >
>     > What I suppose is lost upon me is how natural laws become
>     historical laws.
>     >
>     > What do you mean by "historical laws"?
>     >
>     > I'm getting semiotically lost, in a doppelgänger sort of way...
>     >
>     > Kind regards,
>     >
>     > Annalisa
>     >
>     >
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>
> -- 
> Juan