tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post385097998146988198..comments2024-03-28T12:50:25.792-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: AN INTELLECTUAL SELFIERobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-78407694249157286002015-01-17T11:37:19.921-05:002015-01-17T11:37:19.921-05:00LFC: I did indeed mean obtuse. I hoped to convey t...LFC: I did indeed mean obtuse. I hoped to convey that Marx sometimes got things wrong because of a lack of knowledge of certain everyday life experiences, although as we know from the history of philosophy, sometimes even the biggest errors are the most instructive.<br /><br />But Marx was also abstruse.<br /><br />Thanks for listening!<br />The Institute for Philosophy In Public Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121657478008630159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-53716489184516052772015-01-17T11:23:51.241-05:002015-01-17T11:23:51.241-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Institute for Philosophy In Public Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121657478008630159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-46330788182965387982015-01-15T15:47:55.279-05:002015-01-15T15:47:55.279-05:00ANTHONY.ANTHONY.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998793914690685677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-44972373107308970312015-01-14T11:39:47.938-05:002015-01-14T11:39:47.938-05:00I've just listened to the opening minutes of t...I've just listened to the opening minutes of the Jack Weinstein interview (I'll try to listen to the rest later).<br /><br />Weinstein in the opening refers to Marx's "lengthy, complex, and sometimes even obtuse [sic]" analysis. Presumably Weinstein meant <i>abstruse</i>, not <i>obtuse</i>.<br /><br /><br />(Not taking the time to check the dictionary at the moment, but I think I'm right about this.)LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-53689026839296156402015-01-14T04:10:07.024-05:002015-01-14T04:10:07.024-05:00That's Anthony Weiner, not "Andrew Wiener...That's Anthony Weiner, not "Andrew Wiener."Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998793914690685677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-92191310385624802022015-01-13T19:08:08.419-05:002015-01-13T19:08:08.419-05:00Ahh, here's the script:
MR. HAMMER, who runs t...Ahh, here's the script:<br />MR. HAMMER, who runs the hotel, walks stiffly down the stairs, apparently having just awakened. We first catch sight of him, a cigar in his mouth, putting on his frock coat. He wears glasses and a black greasepaint mustache. A mob of thirteen bellboys confronts him at the landing. [NOTE: The first bellboy is a boy. The rest of the bellboys are girls, maybe the same girls who were kicking on the beach.]<br />BELLBOY We want to see you, Mr. Hammer!<br />HAMMER What's the matter? Somebody pay their bill?<br />BELLBOYS We want our money!<br />BELLBOY Yes, money.<br />HAMMER You want your money?<br />BELLBOY We wanna get paid.<br />HAMMER Ohhhh! You want my money. Is that fair? Do I want your money? Suppose George Washington's soldiers had asked for money. Where would this country be today?<br />BELLBOY But they did ask.<br />HAMMER And where's Washington? No, my friends, no. Money will never make you happy. And happy will never make you money. That might be a wise crack but I doubt it.<br />BELLBOYS We want our money!<br />HAMMER I'll make you all a promise. If you'll all stick with me and work hard, we'll forget about money. Let's get together. We'll make a regular hotel out of this place. I'll put writing paper in the hotel. Next year, if you behave yourselves, I'll put in envelopes. I'm gonna put extra blankets free in all your rooms -- there'll be no cover charge.<br />Having exchanged glances with one another during the above speech, the bellboys [or girls] seem mollified.<br />BELLBOYS<br />Hooray!<br />HAMMER Think! Think of the opportunities here in Florida. Three years ago, I came to Florida without a nickel in my pocket. Now, I've got a nickel in my pocket.<br />BELLBOY That's all very well, Mr. Hammer, but we haven't been paid in two weeks and we want our wages!<br />HAMMER Wages? Do you want to be wage slaves, answer me that.<br />BELLBOYS (unenthusiastic)<br />No.<br />HAMMER No, of course not. Well, what makes wage slaves? Wages! I want you to be free. Remember, there's nothing like Liberty -- except Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post. Be free, my friends. One for all, and all for me, and me for you, and three for five and six for a quarter.<br />David Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612242467208247588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-52696214924715544832015-01-13T19:04:53.845-05:002015-01-13T19:04:53.845-05:00And another great Marxist (Groucho) suggested the ...And another great Marxist (Groucho) suggested the same in <i>The Coconuts</i>. (He's negotiating with the hotel staff and offers to cut their wages to zero, since "they don't want to be wage slaves, do they?" I'll try to find a clip.David Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612242467208247588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-14748678746362367002015-01-13T11:15:48.991-05:002015-01-13T11:15:48.991-05:00I posted a comment but for some reason it did not ...I posted a comment but for some reason it did not register. I'll try again.<br /><br /><br />Thank you for posting this! It was fantastic. I always thought one of the most radical ideas Marx had, that is never discussed, was the abolition of the wage form of compensation.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.com