Profitable ideas : the ideology of the individual in capitalist development / by Micheal O'Flynn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Flynn, Micheal.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 15.

Studies in critical social sciences, 1573-4234 ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--Social aspects.

Capitalism.

Individualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scholarly attempts to explain the development of liberal individualism over the course of modern history have tended to focus on key principles and doctrines. The emergence and spread of individualist ideas has been scrutinised to an extent, but with insufficient attention to the manner in which they have been bound up with the opportunities and obstacles to accumulation at different stages of capitalist development. To this end this book shows that as the capitalist system develops, continuously generating new interests and societal conflicts, the theories, doctrines and moral precepts comprising liberal individualism change and evolve, while its vital social function is preserved.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / M. O’Flynn

Introduction / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 1. The Decline Of Feudal Ideas / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 2. The Individualism Of Hobbes And Locke / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 3. Individualism, Religion And Science / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 4. The Theory Of Population Pressure / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 5. Doctrines Of Social Evolution / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 6. Individualism And The Question Of Democracy / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 7. The Ideas Of F.A. Hayek / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 8. Neoliberalism And Capital Accumulation / M. O’Flynn

Chapter 9. Economic Downturn And Decline Of Free Market Doctrine / M. O’Flynn

Conclusion / M. O’Flynn

Bibliography / M. O’Flynn

Index / M. O’Flynn.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60280-2

9786612602801

90-474-4495-7

OCLC:

647892766

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004178045.i-200 DOI