I am always leery of applying physics to human interactions, though the metaphor is interesting. What it leaves out is human agency, which, as I wrote, matters. None of this is mechanical or automatic.
Minor point: Marx stood Hegel on his head to make the point that are ideas are grounded in the material world, rather than the world of thought put forward by philosophers.
Very clear descriptions of these cyclic events. Thanks you. I wonder how Newtons 3rd Law of Physics fits in?
I am always leery of applying physics to human interactions, though the metaphor is interesting. What it leaves out is human agency, which, as I wrote, matters. None of this is mechanical or automatic.
It sort of sounded like an either/or--choose Hegel or Marx
Minor point: Marx stood Hegel on his head to make the point that are ideas are grounded in the material world, rather than the world of thought put forward by philosophers.
As i said