That text was quite formative for me..(I'm late 20s) especially Marcuse's
'Liberation from the Affluent Society', and the stuff by Laing and Cooper.
I'd definitely be interested in getting involved.
Bw C.
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>Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:19:26 +0100
>From: "Lindsay, John M" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:03:57 +0100
>From: "BYRNE D.S." <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: dialectic of liberation
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>This is a very interesting proposal and it would be a really good idea
>to revist that event. Oddly socialist economics were (with the exception
>obviously of Sweezy) not a big feature and certainly didn't figure in
>the essentially culturalist character of that truly bizarre episode but
>I have the Penguin as well and it does make interesting reading. Who
>organized the original event? Was it New Left Review?
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>David Byrne
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>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lindsay, John M
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>Subject: dialectic of liberation
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>The other day I realised it is the 40th anniversary of the congress of
>the dialectic of liberation at the round house, with the consequent book
>by Penguin, which I have. Some of the names, Goldmann, Sweezy, Marcuse,
>have stayed with me, along with some of the arguments, and of course the
>lead being taken by mind people, laing, cooper, took me back to freud,
>which reminded me of Osborn's attempt to synthesise Marx and Freud for
>the New left book club.
>
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>I wonder whether socialist economists would be interested in reviewing
>the last 40 years to see what has been gained and lost? Given the
>e-Conomist could run a christmas edition on Ha-p-ness there should be
>lots of scope. The round house is up and running again too.
>
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>Perhaps there are participants here?
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>color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>This is a very interesting proposal and it =
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>exception obviously of Sweezy) not a big feature and certainly didn't =
>figure in=20
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>reviewing the=20
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>e-Conomist=20
>could run a christmas edition on Ha-p-ness there should be lots of =
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