In order to understand the resilience of capitalism as a mode of production, social organization, and an intellectual system, it is necessary to explore its intellectual development and underlying structure.
A Historical Political Economy of Capitalism argues that capitalism is based on a dominant intellectuality: a metaphysics. It proposes the construction of a history-based 'critique of political economy', capable of revealing the poverty of capitalism's intellectual logic and of its application in practice. This involves a reconsideration of several classical thinkers, including Smith, Marx, Berkeley, Locke, Hobbes, Hume and Rousseau. It also sketches an emancipative methodology of analysis, aiming to expose any metaphysics, capitalist or none. In doing so, this book proposes a completely new approach in materialist philosophy.
The new methodology in political economy that is proposed in this volume is an alternative way to organize a materialist approach. Some basic aspects of what is argued by the author can be found in Marx. This book is well suited for those who study political economy and economic theory and philosophy, as well as those who are interested in Marxism.
By:
Andrea Micocci
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138193734
ISBN 10: 1138193739
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 03 June 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
,
A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 1.1 On Capitalism 1.2 This Book’s Method 1.3 Clearing the Ground 1.4 A Historical Political Economy of Capitalism: After Metaphysics CHAPTER 2 – CAPITALISM AS WE KNOW IT AND ITS METAPHYSICS 2.1 Introduction 2.2. Classical Approaches. 2.3 Capitalist Metaphysics 2.4 Liberty 2.5 Political Economy 2.6 Conclusions Notes CHAPTER 3 – NATURE AND LIBERTY 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Capitalism, Regularity, Isolation 3.3 Humans and Nature 3.4 Nature Out There: Liberty 3.5 Human Understanding 3.6 Conclusions Notes CHAPTER 4 – ECONOMIC DISCIPLINE 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Discourse of Economics 4.3 Economic Arguments As Justification 4.4 Present-Day Trends 4.5 Materialistic Political Economy 4.6 Conclusions Notes CHAPTER 5 – SILENCE 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Questions of Philosophy 5.3 Individual, Society and Evil 5.4 Materialistic Political Economy As History 5.5 Emancipation 5.6 Conclusions Notes CHAPTER 6 – CONCLUSIONS 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Right and Wrong 6.3 A Historical Political Economy 6.4 Liberty As Silence 6.5 Final Considerations
Andrea Micocci is Professore Straordinario of Political Economy, Link Campus University, Rome, Italy.
