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Question 601: Whenever Marx contemplates both social and individual points of view, he acts as if the social point of view was the true point of view. Is this justified?

[1645] Ernesto: Social vs. individual.   I agree with some of the comments from the preceding answers. As Pisciphiliac said in [1630], social acceptability fails to dictate what is marketable and what is not. In addition to the other comments, the reason a social context takes precedence is because of our inability to isolate a situation and explain it without looking at the effects it will have on other factors. A car engine can't just be explained by analyzing a piston or spark plug. Understanding comes with the knowledge of how different parts of the motor interact in order for it to operate correctly.

Hans: Good example. We live in a very interconnected world. It is difficult to conceive how an individualistic point of view would get anything right. The motor is moving because the pistons are jumping up and down for joy?

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