tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post2879388961362316682..comments2024-03-19T15:26:26.055+00:00Comments on auntie joanna writes: To St Mary's College,Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post-56996217638115778472012-10-25T14:10:42.322+01:002012-10-25T14:10:42.322+01:00Do you have any more on this?
The Marxist underst...Do you have any more on this?<br /><br />The Marxist understanding is that economics drives culture. The technology that people have creates their moral and philosophical thinking. Marx rather over-egged the pudding, for instance it seems unlikely that production is actually responsible for the phenomenon of consciousness. But to a large extent he was obviously right. Just to take a small example, in Tom Brown's Schooldays the boys drink bottled beer. Water purification technology created a whole new set of moral values.<br />Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311426607108404554noreply@blogger.com