tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613987893320894376.post382444620023638909..comments2023-03-25T23:09:15.174+00:00Comments on THE ESSAYIST: There is no objective social reality which is not already mediated by political subjectivityseamus macnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02087785547751507958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613987893320894376.post-83076242993092753292011-12-31T11:47:53.255+00:002011-12-31T11:47:53.255+00:00"das gessellschaftliche sein, bestimmt unsere..."das gessellschaftliche sein, bestimmt unsere bewusstsein" has been losely translated as "our being in society determines our consciousness". It is the "philosophical" Marx, taken from the 'German Ideology' and following from Hegel. <br />It is not about agreeing with it "completely" but rather about seeing it as a logical precusor to the premise that there is no objective social reality that hasn't been mediated by a political subjectivity.seamus macnielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02087785547751507958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613987893320894376.post-87276000549294746872011-12-30T14:50:21.789+00:002011-12-30T14:50:21.789+00:00A marvellous piece of analysis Jim!
I do not agree...A marvellous piece of analysis Jim!<br />I do not agree completely with ''Marx's belief that our being in society determines our consciousness.''<br />Anyway it is not your fault:–).<br />JordanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com