52 | Mike Davis: Historical Materialism and Militant Theory
What's Left of Philosophy
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Is There a Need for More Economic Interpretation?
Lillian: I think a materialist approach to this stuff in history and politics can't downplay the severity and intensity of the social phenomena that stand in the way of our emancipation. David: What's really important about your particular Marxist analyses when it comes to economic interpretations is not reduce things to zeros and ones but you know also your tendencies. Mike Davis did an impressive job with Lillian on City of Quartz, he says. He was kind of shocked to learn about the gangs who had developed the truth which turns out they're mainly messed up by police. The world is more complex there's more to life and we need a particular type of interpretation doesn't reduce things toZeros
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