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An examination of the concordance of Karl Marx's & Friedrich Engels's thought, as manifested in the latter's Anti-Duhring (Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1962) & their contemporaneous writings. The following arguments are presented: (1) that Marx was acquainted with some if not all of the draft materials of Anti-Duhring before publication; (2) that Marx's conception of the subject matter of political economy corresponded to that of Engels in Anti-Duhring, if different levels of generality are taken into account; (3) that Marx & Engels were well aware that human interaction (Verkehr) in exchange implicated symbolic interaction -- a fact know by Adam Smith by 1759 -- & that thus historical materialism cannot be accused of an "instrumentalist" bias; (4) that Anti-Duhring locates economic crises in the sphere of production, & that hence Engels cannot be accused of a "circulationist" bias; & (5) that Marx's conception of the method of political economy accords with that of Engels no less than does his conception of its subject matter. More scientific -- rather than doctrinaire -- discussion of the unity of Marx's & Engels's thought is suggested. Modified AA.

The 1930's are notable in the history of the French peasantry in that they introduced a phase of change, flux & ferment in sharp contrast to the previous half cent of stagnation. Cushioned by protectionism, & its basic problems largely ignored by the politicians, French agriculture was not only backward, but contained a large subsistence-type pre-capitalist element. In the 1920's agrarian pressure groups were being formed & various pol parties were trying to extend their org to the countryside. The depression resulted in Ru discontent which was soon exploited by agitators of the left & the right, of whom the right were the most successful. In spite of this, the peasants supported, & received assistance from, the 1936 Popular Front gov, which, however, introduced little that was new in agrarian policy. The aim of the gov seemed to be the survival of as many subsistence peasants as possible. Perhaps the peasants will continue to blight the Fourth Republic as they did the Third. But they have been shaken out of their previous passivity & the towns are now aware of the existence of agrarian problems. (IPSA).

"Richard Wright analyzes the current state of violence in America, the criminal justice system's response, and the experiences of survivors in the aftermath of a violent crime. Despite decades of advocacy, change, and research, our policy responses embedded with historic and systemic values which rank victims and survivors not based on their trauma and loss, but by race, social status, gender, location, and age, remain quite flawed. Keeping the big picture in mind, Wright analyzes the unintended consequences of current, well-meaning policies, critiques the victim hierarchy, and sheds light on why American responses to the needs of violent crime victims have accrued a more failures than successes"--

This book is an exercise in speculative but pragmatic philosophy with a wide scope covering ethics, the ethics of care specifically, and their independent foundation in the living intensity, or ontological substantiality, of a self. It is intended for advanced courses in ethics and metaethics, for reading by philosophers in general and for others such as theologians, economists, and evolutionary theorists who have an interest where philosophers are going with ethics and value theory.