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For a New Critique of Political Economy

by Daniel Ross, Bernard Stiegler
RM44.48 MYR
For a New Critique of Political Economy
For a New Critique of Political Economy

Rethinking Marxism for twenty-first-century capitalism.

If you're sensing the ground shifting beneath today's economic landscapes, Bernard Stiegler's "For a New Critique of Political Economy" might just be the compass you're looking for. Stiegler isn't just rehashing old theories; he's daring to fuse Marx with Plato to challenge our modern predicament head-on. Imagine understanding the intricacies of proletarian plight not just through tired muscle, but through our very neurons – the essence of the so-called "creative" worker. It’s a thought-provoking read for anyone keen on dissecting the digital age's impact on work, life, and the art of living itself.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

For a New Critique of Political Economy

by Daniel Ross, Bernard Stiegler
RM44.48 MYR
ISBN: 9780745648040
Authors: Daniel Ross, Bernard Stiegler
Publisher: Polity
Date of Publication: 2010-11-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Politics, Economics
Related Topics: Theory, Theory
Goodreads rating: 3.66
(rated by 89 readers)

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The catastrophic economic, social and political crisis of our time calls for a new and original critique of political economy - a rethinking of Marx's project in the very different conditions of twenty-first century capitalism. Stiegler argues that today the proletarian must be reconceptualized as the economic agent whose knowledge and memory are confiscated by machines. This new sense of the term ‘proletarian' is best understood by reference to Plato's critique of exteriorized memory. By bringing together Plato and Marx, Stiegler can show how a generalized proletarianization now encompasses not only the muscular system, as Marx saw it, but also the nervous system of the so-called creative workers in the information industries. The proletarians of the former are deprived of their practical know-how, whereas the latter are shorn of their theoretical practice, and both suffer from a confiscation of the very possibility of a genuine art of living. But the mechanisms at work in this new and accentuated form of proletarianization are the very mechanisms that may spur a reversal of the process. Such a reversal would imply a crucial distinction between one's life work, originating in otium (leisure devoted to the techniques of the self), and the job, consisting in a negotium (the negotiation and calculation, increasingly restricted to short-term expectations), leading to the necessity of a new conception of economic value. This short text offers an excellent introduction to Stiegler's
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Rethinking Marxism for twenty-first-century capitalism.

If you're sensing the ground shifting beneath today's economic landscapes, Bernard Stiegler's "For a New Critique of Political Economy" might just be the compass you're looking for. Stiegler isn't just rehashing old theories; he's daring to fuse Marx with Plato to challenge our modern predicament head-on. Imagine understanding the intricacies of proletarian plight not just through tired muscle, but through our very neurons – the essence of the so-called "creative" worker. It’s a thought-provoking read for anyone keen on dissecting the digital age's impact on work, life, and the art of living itself.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.