The Social Ontology of Capitalism (Political Philosophy and Public Purpose) - 9781349958917

This book addresses core questions about the nature and structure of contemporary capitalism and the social dynamics and countervailing forces that shape modern life. From a robust and self-consciously sociological framework, it analyzes and interrogates such issues as the nature of the social, the power of the sacred, the nature of authority, the problem of representation, reification, alienation, utopia, and collective resistance. Historical materialism reveals that the scope of productive functions is broader than the crude realism of economism. MarxÆs critical theory of the commodity and his analysis of the capitalist regime of accumulation remain as vital as ever and serve as a guiding light for the continued exploration of the philosophical underpinnings of critical inquiry and praxis.

• | Author: Daniel Krier, Mark P. Worrell
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Dec 12, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 317 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Political Science
• | ISBN-10: 1349958913
• | ISBN-13: 9781349958917