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Topic	Is Marxism a viable ideology?
Kazi1212 01/25/18 1:47:29 AM #26:	nicklebro posted... Kazi1212 posted... The viability of Marxism is not what attests to its value. There are lot of critical concepts within Marxism which has greatly influenced much of modern political philosophy in some way shape or form. The way we study sociology today for instance, such as looking at the societal issues through the lens of class structures is heavily influenced by the Marxist tradition. Its funny, I believe Marx thought himself more of an economist but nobody respects his ideas as an economist anymore, his main works helped develop methodologies for sociology and philosophy Sure but that isn't the question. The XFL gave the NFL the idea of the skycam along with other ideas they still implement today, but that doesn't mean the XFL is a viable league capable of sustaining itself. Well, unlike the XFL, Marxism has left its stamp on history both intellectually and at the physical level, for better or worse. My point is, you shouldnt judge any single political idea by its viability factor, because no single idea idea has ever been viable on its own. Please tell me one idea that has been viable by itself to sustain the type of civilization and society we have now? Or rather has it been a hodgepodge of different political and philosophical ideas that has led us to point in history we are now? The American political system just doesnt draw from one intellectual tradition, but multiple, especially the way the modern economy is set up. My point is, its really a narrow minded way to look at historically significant ideas merely within the confines of the logic of the idea itself. Engaging with it in a way that highlights its place in the continuation of human history and relation to other more developed ideas is a much more open minded way of looking at things. You can easily disregard reading about some very interesting ideas with the former mindset(Im willing to bet you havent read Marx) and I personally dont believe in having such a mindset towards knowledge --- I don't know my gimmick <cite>Kazi1212 posted [p:894755145] in Is Marxism... [t:76239994]...</cite> <quote><cite>nicklebro posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kazi1212 posted...</cite> <quote>The viability of Marxism is not what attests to its value. There are lot of critical concepts within Marxism which has greatly influenced much of modern political philosophy in some way shape or form. The way we study sociology today for instance, such as looking at the societal issues through the lens of class structures is heavily influenced by the Marxist tradition. Its funny, I believe Marx thought himself more of an economist but nobody respects his ideas as an economist anymore, his main works helped develop methodologies for sociology and philosophy</quote> Sure but that isn't the question. The XFL gave the NFL the idea of the skycam along with other ideas they still implement today, but that doesn't mean the XFL is a viable league capable of sustaining itself.</quote> Well, unlike the XFL, Marxism has left its stamp on history both intellectually and at the physical level, for better or worse. My point is, you shouldnt judge any single political idea by its viability factor, because no single idea idea has ever been viable on its own. Please tell me one idea that has been viable by itself to sustain the type of civilization and society we have now? Or rather has it been a hodgepodge of different political and philosophical ideas that has led us to point in history we are now? The American political system just doesnt draw from one intellectual tradition, but multiple, especially the way the modern economy is set up. My point is, its really a narrow minded way to look at historically significant ideas merely within the confines of the logic of the idea itself. Engaging with it in a way that highlights its place in the continuation of human history and relation to other more developed ideas is a much more open minded way of looking at things. You can easily disregard reading about some very interesting ideas with the former mindset(Im willing to bet you havent read Marx) and I personally dont believe in having such a mindset towards knowledge --- I don't know my gimmick</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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