Capitalism

For Moishe Postone

Frank — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 08:05:53 +0000

For Moishe Postone

Postone on Marcuse's grave, taken from http://www.marcuse.org/

In 2011, I invited Postone to speak at the New School for Social Research in New York, as the keynote to a graduate student philosophy conference called "The Spirit of Capital: Hegel and Marx." Postone gave a sweeping lecture on the the role of Hegel's concept of Spirit in the works of Marx and Lukács. His critique of labor was disorienting for many, as was his view of capital as an "automatic subject", similar to Hegel's view of the self-mediating dynamic of Geist. After the conference, Postone mentioned that he was working on three books: one on Capital, one on the Holocaust, and one on Critical Theory. I hope they one day see the light. On the occasion of his death, I offer the following brief summary of some of his key ideas on Marx, capital and value.

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von Jacob Blumenfeld

Mon, 03/26/2018 - 10:05

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Capitalism

Marx's Political Militancy at the Time of the International Working Men’s Association

Frank — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:28:27 +0000

Marx's Political Militancy at the Time of the International Working Men’s Association

The International Working Men’s Association - founded in London on September 28, 1864 - was an organization with several different political currents that were able to coexist with each other. Reformist trade unionists from England, French mutualists inspired by the theories of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, anticapitalists, and a variety of other groups, including those who were influenced by the ideas of 'utopian' socialists, participated for eight intense years to develop the first transnational political experience of the labour movement.

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von Marcello Musto

Mon, 02/26/2018 - 10:28

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From Marx reloaded to Marx returns

Frank — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 08:27:36 +0000

From Marx reloaded to Marx returns

Cover Marx Returns

Jason Barker is the writer, director and co-producer of the 2011 documentary Marx Reloaded. He is Professor of English at Kyung Hee University, South Korea. His new novel Marx Returns is published by Zero Books. Marx200 asked him about his new book and what has happened between Marx Reloaded and Marx Returns. More information about the novel at: www.marxreturns.com

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von Frank Engster

Thu, 02/08/2018 - 09:27

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