Critical Theory and the Critique of Political Economy

On Subversion and Negative Reason

By:

Werner Bonefeld

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Series:

Critical Theory and Contemporary Society

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Subversive thought is none other than the cunning of reason when confronted with a social reality in which the poor and miserable are required to sustain the illusion of fictitious wealth. Yet, this subsidy is absolutely necessary in existing society, to prevent its implosion. The critique of political economy is a thoroughly subversive business. It rejects the appearance of economic reality as a natural thing, argues that economy has not independent existence, expounds economy as political economy, and rejects as conformist rebellion those anti-capitalist perspectives that derive their rationality from the existing conceptuality of society. Subversion focuses on human conditions. Its critical subject is society unaware of itself. This book develops Marx’s critique of political economy as negative theory of society. It does not conform to the patterns of the world and demands that society rids itself of all the muck of ages and founds itself anew.

Author Biography:

Werner Bonefeld teaches in the Department of Politics at the University of York, UK. His work contributed to the development of the internationally recognised Open Marxism school.

Release date Australia

July 3rd, 2014

Author

Werner Bonefeld

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

256

Series

Critical Theory and Contemporary Society

Dimensions

152x229x23

ISBN-13

9781441161390

Product ID

21678967

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