Marx and Whitehead : process, dialectics, and the critique of capitalism / Anne Fairchild Pomeroy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pomeroy, Anne Fairchild.

Series:

SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947.

Whitehead, Alfred North.

Marxian economics.

Capitalism.

Dialectical materialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Marx and Whitehead boldly asks us to reconsider capitalism, not merely as an "economic system" but as a fundamentally self-destructive mode that, by its very nature and operation, undermines the cohesive fabric of human existence. Author Anne Fairchild Pomeroy asserts that it is impossible to appreciate fully the impact of Marx's critique of capitalism without understanding the philosophical system that underlies it. Alfred North Whitehead's work is used to forge a systematic link between process philosophy and dialectical materialism via the category of production. Whitehead's process thought brings Marx's philosophical vision into sharper focus. This union provides the grounds for Pomeroy's claim that the heart of Marx's critique of capitalism is fundamentally ontological, and that therefore the necessary condition for genuine human flourishing lies in overcoming the capitalist form of social relations.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Creativity

Introduction: Marx and Whitehead

The Dialectics of Process

The Process of Production

Justice

Being and Beings

The Labor Theory of Value

Time and Labor

Care

Alienation

Misplaced Concreteness

Solidarity

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-221) and index.

ISBN:

9780791485613

0791485617

9781423739746

1423739744

OCLC:

62757519