The new dialectic and Marx's Capital / by Christopher J. Arthur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arthur, C. J. (Christopher John), 1940-

Series:

Historical materialism book series ; 1.

Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dialectical materialism.

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883. Kapital.

Marx, Karl.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book both argues for, and demonstrates, a new turn to dialectic. Marx's Capital was clearly influenced by Hegel's dialectical figures: here, case by case, the significance of these is clarified. More, it is argued that, instead of the dialectic of the rise and fall of social systems, what is needed is a method of articulating the dialectical relations characterising a given social whole. Marx learnt from Hegel the necessity for a systematic development, and integration, of categories; for example, the category of 'value' can be fully comprehended only in the context of the totality of capitalist relations. These studies thus shed new light on Marx's great work, while going beyond it in many respects.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Christopher J. Arthur

The New Turn to Dialectic / Christopher J. Arthur

Dialectical Development versus Linear Logic / Christopher J. Arthur

Labour, Value and Negativity / Christopher J. Arthur

Systematic Dialectic / Christopher J. Arthur

Marx's 'Capital' and Hegel's 'Logic' / Christopher J. Arthur

Negation of the Negation in Marx's 'Capital' / Christopher J. Arthur

The Infinity of Capital / Christopher J. Arthur

The Spectre of Capital / Christopher J. Arthur

Hegel's Theory of the Value Form / Christopher J. Arthur

A Clock without a Spring: Epitaph for the USSR / Christopher J. Arthur

Whose Reason? and Whose Revolution? / Christopher J. Arthur

Conclusion / Christopher J. Arthur

Bibliography / Christopher J. Arthur

Index / Christopher J. Arthur

Historicalmaterialism Book Series / Christopher J. Arthur.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-256) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46529-8

9786610465293

1-4237-1231-5

90-474-0288-X

OCLC:

171583270

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047402886 DOI