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    TRUH D

    PRIEAndrew [oiler

    Petr ins pae 'The Marx Thery of T'n Padl PhlQsopy 4 xpl a to abce a ew rtdxy Ma, 3 ayros plsohers, ad soil setss: hart s soay a sialy relae, d hahe dsi wee (ad heasocaed pracs) mus be mae n groud of

    raal ult

    ai n ths aper ded a ojevs f rth ad hece o asm as e scc fsoca oatios, d sow te pactcal mpo- of ts vw As vw wic I decr asojetivst s rug tat i Peter Bns daso oakosk a paer a b ga 'posivstc I sa sar b potng o tat te att m is mseadg d tatm of das attutd o j ao he bass o hi ald simiart burgeoisivs5 a nt c Ield by tm

    Te v s: (a) tha a tug tre if rsonds t o adeuaey eflesreaty (b that huh a rod of aependen up aty u ea s ndpde

    o u, and t a all d ( a gvenraly ay roduc of actn hc hasvoed thog); c nsofar as i is cieticy is eende s ubject u k ose hry s t? bu Is a equa s se s ke are sa rcrasU ad 50-ald v a;my o w drs fr ctrali gLuis lsser n srss he oran of a an o wldg ea o isjec).

    Brgeos s s is by o ms xaus-v ded by tes be; f geaer ignificae are s: a teora dg a cstrutin out o sentis ta araty s on undrstood snfa wen sdud to atc eated ei-

    l d difrg oy uatatv; ar act ca or vaave onusios c ebtaied fr fatal preiss.

    S a as I w olarxst (exce h hm:c) as d ad n ha e 3 was held y H ferd bt by the her - E Pekan, L Glda h s a biis saris as s vt asun a ci s eoj iss r th 'falacy in denyng it (eehs ar here Ia Sociolg EngLsraio aCIJ .s 1

    H a ha bje1ass mut b r cnemplate and niuali hr c of $ciee Smp aley are n a md holcalndduam r thY "out racala s. s e soal an raa nat re 9

    f cen equ d r h coogn nt oy of all a er ofnget bures trs as .

    Of os t s erai ha for a res a cls raon o thery t oial Fraied 1 t e ractce o scn

    enury - ' acice alrduc d lass sgg l ars of odge s ua ! cc a r ci wi t s o otice ta hey are cdi as ways d wih Oor" ado R up te same pt unti te e discmab dfc o te ragmatist/eaivist acnt is atnstd of eftng a io of teo pratei ffcs a couso f .

    Essenta to Maxst matai a ondas piospy, s pa} f beig u edene f osuess naera ralty hs dpde ld nth d f as csusnss o h calistnce, d he arae u a 0r aqa rflecio of al.

    T cce asmpropsd b ee Bnns aa rejets hi

    e u l

    An da is mat /o cu buS nd sical, b" ra fc ay xn iali d

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    f eaiy Kwedge d cice eeidiiguisae

    This a vew ofen enueed M xscirce; t s deended as 'diaecca', whe onens rse as nsfficien maealtc.B e \t a redes any daecmosibe mak e o of otadcios he vey eee f obe' comehensleSec ad obje e merged i a ig whhall cw ae bla ad al otadcons esovedb he ad asseo o he idetiy of oppose

    (f ei e iden of scial beig sal coscouse s heer ese d aastel eat ar he y M&-C, p31)

    Te ai f csciusess d eay,suet ad et, eeseed y caaueis hsoh has f crse be oveeut s ould e done seng ha evesubjec s also a obje; hee s o su ga he sbet in e ana/Sarre sese f 'tatich eve be a obe' soluto eanhe posbites o nera beeen suject djec idg ter ofi, ad of 'alseonscousness' t aset he deedene of eobec ad ece the iiy f is reaane.f e ujec's cogn of he e ould agee je, e esolun of onadcosod t e eessar

    Evey seiati reaivai t reves ne f e theres tea oft cts awa he oetve efeence f asmtus loses is betve refeee and becOeseey he ssea epress of e classconssness o e poeaia i is o mre aciene t theoog, w i te sstematepeHn o he couse f a reousCuity.

    We cano ndersd a beef a heoy nesswe uderstnd t as ayg a h d hencea having te sslies f uth fasehodvey ey is as te erei f a etcciusess, ass and nivida e a tesei t neessay somei aiae ab te sieies w ave rise t ewonan

    and Darwna theoes b exining heir ontent ur me oe w thee heries wte uth r fas) nd h is deeied befeece o he oecs f e gored he actha a eor ad lam o tut we cld no eveassess as a eress of he cnsuses ofs epQ

    e we o abou a er a oosed oa ftay s tha is au eaty ece vaue deeds ts t, d ly e deeed cai t th eaty, e eXiig itsef, estaishg its sujetie sciaig ahoug h ater y e f ipaneb n aess the pvaee f a elief asevdene for t t and udyg thendvduas socees hodi the ele

    ey coesoee eo of ruh has heesseal maea conseuees tha ealtecedes d s idepede o houh, a hoghas clai o efe d orrepd o eaytat e uh o fas f a houg is deteedb refeene to the realy t 1a eec dha he eig d dey of a ugt aedeeied y the dtos ic ud ake te

    e oy ay in eat} s etened btougt s nsofa as s alered by ao hhs ased o ought Th br o e ruaueo o a as he of h: e relaoof bjecive noedge pce as fos f eeaio beteen hou nd real 0

    t s a pae a fr Ma evelege is sey ceced actce, n aial atice the sue, the ad the aif jetive knledge I easy - tougiste e f this eti t a agaivew f , hih efines h es oraa selne nd oe he ssbly hats"e heo a be e fo me false fo beae ueul o e ad derimenal o o

    sha ds hs elaio o eszeKolaowsk pape Ka a and e lassca

    Defiitio of ruh' r his bok : nd

    Byon) as s seems o e o be nusually udesii f a vesi f e aaistelavsvie. akwski egs by ditiuisg twortice-rientaed eies rth, nd oe ope a ise d atie i to axhe fis theo e e I ih defed heas a f a psvit eatio, eheoy f ngels ad e. s

    invokes te efectene h action a rterio wth o. he s psblean jtfa t

    f

    y e knoedge nd to underta n! sot f Ic. s t as a '"ti ten judgnt $entene and the reat hich refers, t e s t_ ts rlaon snepenen o t. Ma src act f ra t asts s Oren .S9

    e he eor at of ii Jme d eagNas geerall fo! whic

    sefness s seen no a o fr stblihthe uh f m's know1e'9 nndent f t as h reates tt.

    As a eae Koakowki gies the 5ntenceRatial eings ae aive esehee h o earh.e do t no f is is tue o alse B e te eang e we ha wd e fi e te Te vie of Ege d Len egie a at ay e a edge is ceeur es sciec he!ie ae eect d ibe irved , ugh we cnt

    ose se n

    other crera of e f sef tatetsa ose uretl a o dipa In atgha tere s asoe is eoy tae nha he ae seene o! ele, ust be eerue o ae tha whi i does o deed oour cscoseand ta the ueso olbe resved eension of our kowledge ofbjecve ealy by sefic acce

    The pagai view od dou be ha ae ese e s ee true fase tathee ae atoa ei eehee th eahe eme agat =g hd - d peapse can pi s ne o ii ess al hatwe a decde the queo unds f sefues:sse beef bug-eyed aans wud potewld peae t g be csdered useU adeefre tre. kd o ragmas s asKolaws adms deast heo mang begdeedent o ososness

    ow we ome o oakowi arst snthesss marxan edenals deend on lacng a eghf hey o e esteogia ases eOlc d Fsop Mscpts, 844 ihhey at ae I a f he ii at ee ih a i ofd ieest tese us s n he satteed eelgal asage wc ae badl hugh ou dctai sOe sheer hOes - f isae heo quesis abou he on of e ord

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    te other ad hee s o duth "

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    coe n la oh ges andide of ooso o hs teor ee

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    H w.

    deided mclesl o arfie ever"dals otcet hch coud n b boughto hum" h the as er 1not n a antasti intneon.

    Nteram aS nn t is

    Len:

    If th is onl n og fo of espn, tMn te teaings o, sy

    Caolii ae also te

    (trt) is:s indePnden o ery& p.llO)

    Noe t Ee1 d Le e eecti preelyhose moerte fo of he ?atis/relaisptio ta cam o e aerii5 o e gdsa te no ey he beiy of fas u hei necnect, or tat e keol d no inidal pactce as enn h.

    ccig o Koakowki's teoy, ee s ta sbtrat o reaiy' ic is indepeef s eita our acvt However thsres uknowable 'hg isef n "igsf s d no 'hng a hey ae temee"cn Iae cce ual onerpats.' Te bjecs o

    ou nwledge ae suppe to e sted heec ey are b Ua prca oserats.

    Hx eject th antitheS n h wordshad into a hman ima and t rd pre-es 'n el that one sks o an a futl att to o ond onslf as

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    Ave cotact t the re$tce na

    ce n n and n s h ojec d te sa topc pp47S)

    ere agai see e egig of ecio a pmal p rahe ta a the wh woudll selcria onio by mig e sbjectthe oec ceific equry, dscveing has betive needs apaciies ae, d ssiesig he cnco of pevis ton. Foistce, okowskis qest

    Wh justfis o blf ha h 'd fl ade of i nd dark os f

    n our, s ess hn o ss'e an r, exc f ha Or

    i$ tt adated o o n?

    sees o dsegar e a hat e c s es vsua sysem an nstn y i is hat t; e c do t sme fr own visual ssteAga ake t paage o Kokowsi

    wt Is astin in hum n hable datum of all anass thon sae tha can ssiby t

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    trtn nt . nnot th neo s a o n on of h rd.W x_n 01 hat l undo age;oew$ have b be o sed r sin d be osele fom sh ssbl fo vidua n oe xstene of ote l, b s

    no osb o e ia sbjc as l(p.

    T seems t forget at at i lastg i re e jec ha lgy andated e t is a nvioable ea ct i deenes he tre f kedt s itse posile be f knwedgeA d n e viaed.

    lakOsks main ateiist potee are m pole ses o oeps ih s tha "wh

    esribe realy an a we ko a ralty a se f es deene y r ratalee

    N sn n en t ms fanas ascpd wt wht a as :0, sherical lss usife or less ,. he oe ac n l:

    he es u ha

    h salis ld sees os t usa one e d f t mns d do n in tcho (.69

    s n ufrtunae e

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    fac ta fls bi are a u ccound o bypctical nds as r e ones d indd oreobvou ad dily ned or b h {forwere ou nst s not involved w av less

    moties or sedeeton o represson, alls ntoqeson he eenton of t by these ends.

    Y t n fely we cce that henton of consosness s to se ptcneeds hs s uit cpatble th bjct.

    Te o Frd's accont n 'The wo Prnso

    Mealunconng (Cold Papes Vol V).

    Acoin o hs mn procsses ae oinalyunde the sway o e psurncple 'Theseproesss sv owars ganin pleasu; nopeaion wic ig ase pleasness ('pan)

    entl acivit draws back (presson) pleasuepnl thrfore a is tks no leas sstnc d allnaes satsfaton ofits .

    s atep ac atf ti b) ns oEhlunaton wu abndd on n osquneo e an oE e raE aton oE e disppnn xrnd.s d na d o decide_oo concepn f the .l "rcsances inh r rld ad r isf hm nw ncpe E mn nnng tin; wa s eie f s no ngr

    h as lasn , t ! as. ven s ns Tsinst tn of realitn pe poed Is t

    In p8 E reressn hch excded fm-x s rucive 'p.n sm o thmgn ds, r dd n maa pu ing ojudWS

    k h nua sence' onceon o axsmh by ilfein raats rs nhts hewon ou do of bgos phosohy d soiascence that one cnot rach onlusons in heae fro premisss in the nateWhreas ts doa ads lferdn to dideMarxsm nto wo distnc ats nta scnced ehics t eads e paist o nsst hrist scinc s risses in te peativelealy s te 5e tendeny o ri iperatives of ir rnd n sen usonten arses y c't et racta onclsonso s whe on earth y ge thm f?nd i we exne the roots o ths d0Pa in ourgeoi

    tho we a only onclue, owh on e

    I drvs f nts attem to nd moitynendn o aything n a bing, adoun t in tsnent 'Resn'; t ca be founn Kregaar's nistnce tat moty has nofn teleoogy' (or n plain ns n y

    use), a n bea oestan hoogy cai tobase its splie og on 0ra eratvesusfyng s e o te priacy o pacicaleason'

    I ses o e efctl obv at fcertan kns s ac abot ha needs aws and t racie neessy or th saisfac-tion ts ab th rrtonates d onatons in estng os o soa t ral ocluos follow. GOdn n hs pa o), whch ctcisn he objcvists,aeas to ait hat they bs a 0cia

    thnoogy which as socais poitcs on thei

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    ecve sciene o Mism. re sreqed9 ne a nly sume a s racie ofso tenlgy s rejece bease it is not

    Jal ut a lae a a ral raiehave n Mas Vornder hef a fac/aluedc - mentoned a he had een d bysene who new Ma pesnally t a rs uaun eery e yone sp t h o moralyQUod by Gn e we e thaas erly a ersnl ur o s nrahe to d h se thng ab t e fo o eya heory, pery aed?

    e foal haracterti of every a teryi tha i sues mpeves hich evey inddai esonsible o cry o in appopae ces nd my be ble fr no ding so. a be saried in hree words niesa iniiualespbiy e eries f ecs f Arisolenoa iese no ft s d then y are n impora see ral h;wi i y tey are f such ae eeng asca ery f pactical reason.

    N te nten o a raly may e atinae. ay a e i aiss or saisfct um needs r it my be irrana -e t ay enjn he pusu f aims o grounden ese d pealy nagnt t tem Tehsory o ora plo$ophy as gey ee he

    sry of e spute beeen ese to tye 0ry. The laer te e g Fieerkear) clam that ray as nohng doh apess r he satsfcn f hmn eedsI sal n dsue hs s hugh here "ere areyHe ageed ntent ty wch we culddeene he reltn t hppiness I shall splysy ha f s then orality s ust atheobtce happness hc e must see o abolshalng wh sease nrCe, pey chatty obeence c eShe: nsoar as rynmn s mra y nt w ih regad to e asad obes o lfe i is a secific err h w shul o no sathy - Tiight ofe Idos, 46

    his sor 0raty be tad, as Marxha de t he need f paist socey a aet sae f is eelmen o nua teie trif, ad wrk an oiey n aasses (SOe te 184 Muscrp p13

    e natua orality esaes isticis (eg. litarns og s headiional et f coneng haine on eoe modyecnge may e aracerized asaal in ontnt b o e exe ta i is5 e raiona nent ces n tradicionh the rl fo ie e fac at adetse t vesa ndiua responsiil. ontradiin ns$S in the fc ha isaiona s no e ahieed by ra eas

    bese ual prctce c nly t veryle etent secure these ends Indi

    pratce shu terefore b e drece t wadshe ecte effr to seure hee endsTs lece pacice is ! the coletiepnt o e sel-ntesed and hence oand unde ndtons f cls suggle i may beighy mra fr he indivul pin vec Eges: is recsey te cke a ree d lust for ower _ ih, sn emegene of cass antagonsms see asleves f isoa eeloent o.tPesaby he ear eutn s neep fo his oain)

    (2) e atem t crY u a mral ae, e pa'r f the ndivdua (ee of allindividas s cay aagnisic o ertional ends. Is endency is to la he

    ndvdal o se a ange an e

    3rse in iolaio e nge f

    ie. is adptn o exisng onitins,i is benefcial nehe o e sdnof s o possities o hapiness nor ott f e ratonl cve rac sggle f soalsm

    Wle cs Ule remans th us te nealm f ralty as no bi n ra d cnly be mysfcaton.

    hee ay nee be 'moral ues' h hav apnal raonaty whn a anal sociey

    pdentl rues s lng here s maeaurty, uaies whch are f aue n ecss stle even 'isnteresed au' i s best not to ake irues ot ee ecessies { sc We 'he gea adatage cial s ha it eleves e f he srdid neessy

    f ving o ers' - Th of {n ' om\riss sould ecogise i he gea Ooper of Psuka that mraliy isdeined wite awy, g i e ste nda Te or of 'irtes' h ne mig oe lurh n a socia$ sey - siry adgenersy in esnal realns, devotion to pursu f th, creay, as "e s mereabet fr -soca as ct e de ebec f effectie oal iperatives aay eya nly be the puc of a sasfyin esene(f iese a ensed beg a

    apy one perfo cerain aons ndinsny shrnk fr ote ats . aa s rue is the seee f his haness - p8)

    g I beee tere s generally a moralstncetn f S in the bakgrund f mpso me ten prr sene a theeeabtay t s ften efended wtht ecreferene o _ory, on grouns o lss-latvhe pnt f arxsm s sad s t see >orkngcls nteress that burgeis scence o seethose te burgesie Thi at taeen fcse s tre, but t es nt sete the esino h t es heries, h a separaeuton fro he socia origin. Agens avbee fowar by Mxiss as accen ha e roear hey sO al ehe te one eg by Bukharin n ioa4e by olnn in h Huan incs aPhoohy) hese rgmens are a neesay tf rim as se-rc ery. n extras-reaiis od e no pa sargmens s e s ly once "it lanat an no a al wi te ruh ais.ee i ls a moderte 55reas "hcons l he eea y class inees he eletn ceran fas as pra. Ts ldas ie in Th Hn Ss ooh nd hat f E H arr n w s Hisor?t i uite aepabe w ese quaatnsa the ritera for seeng eran facs asorant an als be obecely ald Dr inab as cn ccate ay c nearhed bythe burges soal 'scences', heea te aer

    ar unbe oate my Man dsoveesnably e estence of etive nal tagonsc cntraons n burges ciey

    e gt k the lass-eatvs, Wy soderan nduls fr er lasses ge nve te orkes sgge? f tere i be aana gond, and ray i ruled ot, be con f he rth o te as aysiseer a re iporan prb f the aseatvi oson is ha i ases an alreayclearsigdy revonary oleara ye "hyso t oeara .be reoluionary gseores e orret " be raia r ekers aborae ih e bogs re he N he ax aayss f casssakes t ea y cis revluon ay i ke' nteres; hs s e case ony gv

    ha is e. crse ere are as g d

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    reasons why the wkes shl be recetve toat thoy scly n tmes of captlstrss the y o nt \e the barers t at thebgeos d t te uerstng of te contad-tons o caitis, bcuse tey ear te mars tose cotcts i teir o flsh

    t ata t ay be r te wores t brevotiy, t s nveteess t e cas tat tmaty a t I ais "is t se te ct-ve interests f te wrrs, it st c itcofict wt te cret eefs aout t

    iteests. workes ie y t ass esject t fase cosiosness ad t have eeteores whch ae ee systat eressions roletara oscisess yet hghly reatnyCf. Netshe' s accout of aste a ve moaltyn neay of Moa$ ne easly see howthe cnsiosness o oresse ass c d mke teeptive t eoges o renuciton n tis e set f e wr y sccssl tenext

    Reg ts ascetic otewody dvinictive asects ca be jst as uc eressin te cscsess of n opresse cs as c aevolutary t f corse t s not n teeet f te oessed css to ahe to thefoer t tve alyss is nessay tsho ths

    orever recet hstr has show tht teproletart c ten apt fasst sectarnpotcs wic ae even re reressve ta tse te ges It s o se for the ass-relatist apea to te concet ttal agaist actua cs scsness , r xsttheory s aleady nede rer t ge ect-ve cntnt t that ccept; potetia onscsssis by defiiti not a iven wc Mar could' eress'

    Thee s t as s so ften ssed anytngeltst abt the vew tat uttng foTe ausato that tere s s onsta tlyeteate t t tsel s base on t elitstbele tat the tell ge tsia ' as the moolyof sine nd te oetarat te monooy ol-gy e ssue s not ntelets vesus proletr-ns ut sciene vesus ideogy Pscntccnsiousness is essntally delogicl and f aworkers met ses tsef o this csiosessd not o aris t scc it w il tng utan stumet f ystfiation Ay ttemt toe scec late t ts class suject stnevitaby le to tis t invoves a istke vewof the rlat scece t ieooY tat sceceees exssve rater tan destrctve ofeo!oY Bt deog s error

    Esbi$men f Tth de eutnf Faled tna. On Cmn n Vrgny Reanes An!Wll 'Jsalem ompee Wk,p687

    Fialy e c s in racte w aure tecogs te ojectvity thery as led to tssubdiato t short t acti d pagnanees n t e te wokes moveet teestt rs a aeacg xle s:(i th nept ' stct aty scplne , necessay to te d f revoluton d vl warwh bem so etshed tat t revente tlsoponents wit te rty r apelng t tclss over th ads te arty ladsp utlit as t at t do so (ii) t e re etin oFeuda tey y cta elemets the eft saged 9i tic aly cvenet wi t the c-seuent aps t iealst syogy f cscis-ess te o ad d avov cdtes teote

    4

    (2) EED ND ECSS

    e cluster f views (ragmat st , eatvs tsubjectvst, tervetonast wch v beenctcsng aso sems to vove a regressio to apearist ccet of the rlatio of frdm tecessty t the sese f te ai fnsis n activty t the sa ws goeingte stca pcess ad t eti te'ream eedm ' te te ea f ecessity

    Arady te wrtigs o Pkov wse

    Maxi5m s ity oe subtle a aiae tcplex hstca reates t tat of mst ftose ho is.ss m as a vug Mxst there

    s a efntve to tose ho see the at that Msm stresses hu atvty te ole of thoy ad also sees the historcalprocess as gee by csa laws se sUnena Plem f "axsm a Te R eInvda n s I t is sy a lg st eto sppos tat a Maxst wi be y less of aatvist or te owege tat hs vtiayatvity nd te thy wc gies it e teselves rcts f te stria rocess ect eedm as te nowege use fcsal aws, luding refectve kwldg o thlaws goveig ne s nwlee act t y, sn no way prdoxial less one alreay esuosessbjetoect dal t s ntgral to

    rsm though ot unue to t t s sha ythe theres of O Freu et t cntuesto be a stubln bk to y wulde ists even t Mxst teoreticins Ths c ly et to a ystque o te sbject n tepevalent e gy, a ystique whc stsitsef in Pte s pape

    f knwee m stce m je an nng je ent een bn hu m, e $ at m 1 ae t hmse nu selmQdLian(i P4

    Bt isofa s an i s known e s by n tnknow kn objt ; ths n no way preclusthe idetity of ht kn obect with a nowin actig suect. e is ree of ' s ieagainst te g Hgeis

    nsnes e-nssess iniee b sle man q e insane s reeed, eae n e ee s only n 'be D es(Lettr t euebac, 11 st 14)

    coectio wth this subjectobject lsmthe ter nteventsm s tsl sect ter-vento by w to wt? e sbject ntobjetv caa esses? It s are at ofte idvda into stoy s alayat t. ty t te stggs f teclass Need sy ?

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