Re: The 'formalising' of dialectics.

On Jul 2, 7:06=A0am, scottpsolo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

> Within the the context of building a "revolutionary" commie political
> party, however, I would argue "dialectics" plays another role.

Dialectics may play various roles. Your account is one-sided, in that
it emphasizes the tyrannizing that smart people do to those too dull
or concrete to find interest in philosophy. But dialectics is equal
op****tunity or a two-way street--choose your metaphor. Dialectics is
also a wonderful tool for the stupid to deploy when they cannot answer
an argument. What better response than to declare the opponent's
rigorous logic undialectical.

But to *****s the value of dialectics, you really should look at the
best uses, not the worst. Perhaps the best is Trotsky's use of the
dialectic in the debate against Schactman, Burnham, and Abern.

srd