Hi Boris
I apologise unreservedly for any ad hominen elements in my reply - I try and always maintain conviviality in such discussions and I failed in that instance.
I was very impressed with your site and indeed before posting my message had already ordered a copy of the book - I am totally committed to supporting all responses to this problem which are predicated on a degree of political consciousness. I guess perhaps that was why I got a bit carried away when I saw the statement about increased automation being a route to human emancipation - I was disappointed to come a cross a statement which seems to assume a maintenance of the industrial order as part of the solution. I am coming to this from a sort of Frankfurt school critique of the enlightenment project and thus am suspicious of how technology can have any role in the creation of an authentic existence.
Anyway, I look forward to receiving the book and keep up the good work.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
- From: Boris Kelly-Gerreyn
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- Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:07 PM
- Subject: Re: Running a Temperature - an action plan for the eco-crisis
- hi Chris
- I'm not sure what you mean by old school (ad hominem possibly? or what you base your statement regarding automation on. However, an 'authentic' human existence will be ushered in not on the back of automation but on the back of social and political change. It's not about technology it's about social (and therefore cultural political economic etc) relations. The work of AWTW is to try and bring this change about. As such they provide political/economic analysis on the problems we face (whether they be climate, pensions, health etc) and come up with action plans... I myself find it very hard to disagree with their action plan for the eco-crisis we face... try and get a copy of running a temperature and see what you think (incidentally, it promotes among other things, contraction and convergence)
- Cheers
- Boris
- At 12:55 31/01/2007, you wrote:
- I see that on the AWTW website that this is a strictly old skool marxist approach to the problem, predicated on the belief that an authentic human existence will be ushered in on the back of increased automation of industrial processes. I can understand H.G Wells or Issac Asimov proposing such an idea but, in all seriousness, how could anyone today be proposing salvation through robots?
- Chris
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- From: Boris Kelly-Gerreyn
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- Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:03 AM
- Subject: Running a Temperature - an action plan for the eco-crisis
- Dear Forum, A prescription I hope you may read, follow and pass on... Cheers Boris
- Running a Temperature – an action plan for the eco-crisis
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