Applying dialectic to Neo-Liberalism concept of state (if it has one..)
October 26th 2008 14:14
A great historical fact we're seeing these days, where Hegel's dialectic is being applyed to the American system. As The Economist tries to explain why they agree with state's intervention as an "expetion" to save free economy (it means, save men from themselves) we see the state as some not human, as some kind of external entity that we don't understand.
I don't know where they got their notion of state, but it seems to be the same interpretation that americans have. The state is somthing that imposes you taxes and block development.
To remind some basics on the matter: the state is the reflection of the people, it is elected, paied and thus controled by the people. That's why we all should vote, i remember you all that never care for elections.
So this times are great, and thesis-antithesis-sinthesys is being applied to all the people that thought "freedom" meant doing no matter what. Freedom is important, but you have to remember that your freedom have to pass the same "universality" test (in Kant's way of thinking ethics) as anything else. And the state (thus the society, the people) is here to garantee that you're not abusing of your freedom.
As most market people do, i'll try some futurology on the matter. Anyway, if i'm wrong all i need to do is write another post contradicting myself.. I'd say that in some 10 years we'll have a more educated American society, that will have discovered what the state is and that will have a health care system as good as french.
As we walk towards the "inevitability" of Marx's system..
cheers, have a nice weekend.
I don't know where they got their notion of state, but it seems to be the same interpretation that americans have. The state is somthing that imposes you taxes and block development.
To remind some basics on the matter: the state is the reflection of the people, it is elected, paied and thus controled by the people. That's why we all should vote, i remember you all that never care for elections.
So this times are great, and thesis-antithesis-sinthesys is being applied to all the people that thought "freedom" meant doing no matter what. Freedom is important, but you have to remember that your freedom have to pass the same "universality" test (in Kant's way of thinking ethics) as anything else. And the state (thus the society, the people) is here to garantee that you're not abusing of your freedom.
As most market people do, i'll try some futurology on the matter. Anyway, if i'm wrong all i need to do is write another post contradicting myself.. I'd say that in some 10 years we'll have a more educated American society, that will have discovered what the state is and that will have a health care system as good as french.
As we walk towards the "inevitability" of Marx's system..
cheers, have a nice weekend.
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