A punishment form tied to early capitalism cannot claim eternal validity

Evidence

Locke’s political philosophy was, on the whole, adequate and useful until the industrial revolution. Since then, it has been increasingly unable to tackle the important problems. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2331 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

From whatever vantage point one chooses, the relationship between slave labor, the slave trade, and the weaving of the early capitalist economies is apparent. Whatever were the alternatives, the point remains: historically, slavery was a critical foundation for capitalism. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 584 (#expands, via linked claim)

But if all that is true, it has a philosophical con- sequence: there are no given starting points, no Archimedian points or indubit- able concepts, or privileged methods. The only basing point we have is the historically varying nature of human purposes. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 348 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Slavery was a critical foundation for early capitalism — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 584; The industrial revolution rendered Lockean political philosophy inadequate for modern problems — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2331; Multiple internal and external factors blocked capitalist transformation of Haiti (+10 more)

Related

• Plantation slavery combined capitalist and non-capitalist modes in dominance (similarity 0.78)
• The industrial revolution rendered Lockean political philosophy inadequate for modern problems (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The industrial revolution rendered Lockean political philosophy inadequate for modern problems #exemplifies (0.75) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2331
• Slavery was a critical foundation for early capitalism #expands (0.70) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 584
• No privileged starting point exists save historically varying human purposes #corroborates (0.70) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 348
• English agrarian capitalism disciplined church, monarchy, and masses in turn #exemplifies (0.60)
• Multiple internal and external factors blocked capitalist transformation of Haiti #corroborates (0.55)
• Capitalism extended feudal relations rather than negating them #corroborates (0.50)
• Capital cannot yield all of Marxism without further theoretical development because capitalism constantly develops #complicates (0.40)