Capital as a social kind : definitions and transformations in the critique of political economy

Howard Engelskirchen

Capital as a Social Kind provides an introduction to social kinds in social theory. Thinking about kinds, the way we sort the things of the world into categories -- water, for example, is a natural kind - has made an important contribution to our understanding of science in the last half century, but these advances have been largely applicable to the natural, rather than the social sciences. Drawing on the rich examples offered by Marx's analysis of capital and exploring a methodology that will be of interest to both Marxist and non-Marxist social theorists alike, Capital as a Social Kind exte

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Engelskirchen, Howard
Publisher:	New York : Routledge
Subject:	Marxismus \| Marxism \| Kapitalismus \| Capitalism
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xxv, 209 p)
Series:	Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 141
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; Capital as a Social Kind: Definitions and transformations in thecritique of political economy; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Definitions; 1 Introduction: social kinds in social theory; Realism for homo sapiens; Natural kinds; Social kinds; Arguing for social kinds; Naming kinds; Naming the sensuously unobservable; The object of Marx's Capital; The real definition of capital; Conclusion: extracting realism's kernel; 2 Why is this labor value? Commodity-producing labor as a social kind; The critique of Ricardo; Marx and Aristotle The social form of commodity-producing laborFrom Aristotle to contemporary scientific realism; Enthusiasm for social kinds; The kind constitutive properties of the commodity form; Marx and the continuity of scientific reference; Conclusion; Appendix: Backhaus and the analysis of Capital's first chapter; 3 Separation and subordination: the real definition of capital as a social kind; The separations of capitalist production; Abstraction and simple determination; The fundamental aporia of Capital; Toward a real definition of capital; Conclusion; 4 The concept of capital in the Grundrisse Reference fixing and Marx's analysisThe real definition of capital; Conclusion: beyond capital's double separation; Appendix: note on value as a social kind; PART II Transformations; 5 Value and contract formation; "Consideration" - a point of departure; The simple determination of value; Generating law; Generating consciousness; From value to bargain; From bargain to legal obligation; Consideration in Anglo-American law; Consideration and social reproduction; Final remarks; 6 What ought to be done: Marxism and normativity; A parable of normativity: the challenge of moral naturalism Normative Marxism and social kind analysisFrom separation to association: the example of liberty of expression; 7 Conclusion: winning the battle of democracy; "Overthrow capitalism and replace it with something nice!"; Once again on separation and association; From the perspective of things to the perspective of persons; From formal ownership to real control; Overview: winning the battle of democracy; Democratic tasks; Conclusion; Coda; Notes; Bibliography; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	1-283-10393-1 ; 978-0-415-77691-2 ; 978-1-283-10393-0 ; 978-1-136-81047-3 ; 0-203-82874-7 ; 978-0-203-82874-8 ; 1-283-10102-5
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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