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Should Marxism have a privileged status?

Following is a response to Steele’s August 1 piece below.  Vern Gray has written several essays appearing on khukuri. I think it is confusing, and leads in a wrong direction, to conclude that there were or are “many Marxisms.”… I would argue that some ideologies and politics should be assigned a “privileged position”—not that our conclusions should be limited [...]

On the concept of class truth – III

The first and second parts of this essay, published over the past two days, appear below. This is the third and final installment, and includes the bibliography for the whole. Class Truth — An Essential Concept: Part 3 by Vern Gray Interpreting or Contemplating the World, and Changing It Class truth is part of both; [...]

On the concept of class truth – II

The second part of Vern Gray’s essay. The first, appearing yesterday, can be found below. The third and final part will be published tomorrow. Class Truth — An Essential Concept: Part 2 by Vern Gray Class Truths in the Natural Sciences It has often been assumed that, among the various spheres of thought, only the [...]

On the concept of class truth – I

A defining characteristic of Marxism, philosophically, has been its emphasis on the close connection of theory and practice, between truth and practical human activity: The question whether objective truth can be attributed to human thinking is not a question of theory but is a practical question. Defining this connection more closely, however, and tracing its [...]