Re: Distribution & Redistribution

From: michael price (nini_pad_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: 29 Nov 2004 21:31:59 -0800

chriscoll@panola.com (William C Colley) wrote in message news:<38bdf9d7.0411290715.f0fe4e0@posting.google.com>...
> Greetings All,
>
> nini_pad@yahoo.com (michael price) wrote in message news:<5678a39d.0411280716.19980912@posting.google.com>...
> > chriscoll@panola.com (William C Colley) wrote in message news:<38bdf9d7.0411232152.3650f824@posting.google.com>...
> > > Greetings All,
> > >
> > > The Trucker <mikcob@verizon.net> wrote in message news:<co0fp902bgu@news4.newsguy.com>...
> > > > royls@telus.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 19 Nov 2004 06:57:39 -0800, chriscoll@panola.com (William C Colley)
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Big delete.........
> > > >
> > > > >>
> > > > >>"even if only the mentation required to know of the existance of said
> > > > >>land andto desire it and to physically bring the human to it."
> > > > >>
> > > > >>Deny to us again how creativity and imagination are not products of
> > > > >>human labor Mr. Roy?
> > > > >
> > > > > Creativity and imagination are not land. You seem very determined not
> > > > > to permit yourself any accurate communication or clear thought on this
> > > > > subject.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > So it would seem. Creativity and imagination are "capital".
> > > >
> > >
> > > How so Mr. Trucker? I honestly don't see how the definition of capital
> > > covers creativity and imagination at all.
> > >
> >
> > That would depend on how you think creativity and imagination are
> > produced. Are they a constant in a particular individual or are
> > there things you can do to increase them? If the latter then any
> > creativity or imagination produced by human effort and useful to
> > human economic goals are produced means of production i.e. labour.
> > Now I would say that it's certainly possible to do things that increase
> > your creativity, reading good books, debating, traveling etc. so I
> > would have to say that they are both (in some or most cases) capital.
> >
>
> I would think they are more like preludes to capital, but I agree that
> individuals can and do willfully engage in activities which increase
> their capacities of mentation.

  And said capacities of mentation are "human capital".

> By such individuals choosing to apply
> their increased imagination and creativity in their economic
> interactions with others is how capital is created. But imagination
> and creativity without action in the real world are not by themselves
> capital. The creation of capital requires praxis.
>
> William C Colley

  Yes and the actions used to develop imagination and creativity
are said praxis. It is not neccesary for capital to be used to be
capital. An unused tractor is still a tractor and an unused ability
to write a great book is still an ability to write a great book.
Both are (provided they were create by human effort and not god-granted)
capital.

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