Comments on: Reflecting on the current crisis: an invitation http://philosophy.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/03/11/reflecting-on-the-current-crisis-an-invitation-to-our-alumni/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:29:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John G. Hallsten Ph.D http://philosophy.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/03/11/reflecting-on-the-current-crisis-an-invitation-to-our-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-74 John G. Hallsten Ph.D Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:59:00 +0000 http://philosophy.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=497#comment-74 Andrew Bacevich, in his book entitled, "The Limits of Power", I think, rather powerfully spells out some of the moral dimensions of the present national crisis. "Profligacy" is a favorite term he uses to describe a kind of creeping extension of our reach --over several generations & government administrations --that is now generally extended far beyond reasonable limits in the lives of many individuals, families, communities and the nation as a whole, and accounts in no small measure for the present crisis. His answer is almost "unamerican" in tone --relearning in all phases of our lives to accept realistic limits & live realistically within our means. He quotes Niebuhr at length, and reads much like Martin Marty's quote from Ephesians, "We are all members one of another...." Thanks for the provacative blog! Andrew Bacevich, in his book entitled, “The Limits of Power”, I think, rather powerfully spells out some of the moral dimensions of the present national crisis. “Profligacy” is a favorite term he uses to describe a kind of creeping extension of our reach –over several generations & government administrations –that is now generally extended far beyond reasonable limits in the lives of many individuals, families, communities and the nation as a whole, and accounts in no small measure for the present crisis. His answer is almost “unamerican” in tone –relearning in all phases of our lives to accept realistic limits & live realistically within our means. He quotes Niebuhr at length, and reads much like Martin Marty’s quote from Ephesians, “We are all members one of another….” Thanks for the provacative blog!

]]> By: Paul Hoff http://philosophy.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/03/11/reflecting-on-the-current-crisis-an-invitation-to-our-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Paul Hoff Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:02:01 +0000 http://philosophy.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=497#comment-72 This article on Marx can only add to the discussion of the current crisis by pointing to some of the warning signals Marx had imbedded in Capital. It isn't something I looked into much at GAC; George Jones was helping us end the Vietnam War and Simon Spencer came on the scene from Oxford to make us think more about language. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904/hitchens-marx I read in an editorial in an international newspaper that Marx had warned of the extension of credit to the degree that one end looses sight of the other. From Maldoff to Fannie May that was what was happening. This article on Marx can only add to the discussion of the current crisis by pointing to some of the warning signals Marx had imbedded in Capital. It isn’t something I looked into much at GAC; George Jones was helping us end the Vietnam War and Simon Spencer came on the scene from Oxford to make us think more about language.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904/hitchens-marx

I read in an editorial in an international newspaper that Marx had warned of the extension of credit to the degree that one end looses sight of the other. From Maldoff to Fannie May that was what was happening.

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