Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Marxist Response

What does "accidental", mean in the context Marx uses it in?, This is a word or phrase that Marx repeats it many times throughout his writings, to my opinion "accidental", can be seen as a casualty, eventhough one might not want it, but it just happens. This is an example as in the second paragraph, where I and another classmate where given to translate. My idea was that how Marx uses the term "accidental", as something that happen back in history that was meant for him whithout him even knowing it, this according to Marx, was not cosidered "accidental" back then but was cosideredered in the present. This is again on using the word "accidental", as a way of coinsidence, for example a person who gains a fortune by a distance family member ho died and have no one else to leave his will, then as a way of "accidental" consequence the fortune is left for him. the word "accidental", therefore is not always used to signify danger, but it can also be used as happiness. Marx uses this term "accidental" as something happening to someone either back in history, or in present times, but is meant as 'faith' that steps in an makes things happen that wherent expected.

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