Re: Logic in USSR

William Elliot wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Aatu Koskensilta wrote:
>
> > As we all know, it was comrade Stalin's brilliant and objective
article
> > _Marxism and linguistics_ in 1951 (IIRC) that established conclusively
> > that language is not a part of the superstructure, and hence formal
> > logic is a legitimate non-ideological discipline.
>
> What's the superstructure?

It's the law, institutions, etc responsible for keeping the
substructure of economic relations intact and functioning in the
interest of the class in power.

karl m