If Marx’s theory of surplus-value is his most revolutionary contribution to economic science, his discovery of the basic long-term ‘laws of motion’ (development trends) of the capitalist mode of production constitutes undoubtedly his most impressive scientific achievement. No other 19th-century author has been able to foresee in such a coherent way how capitalism would function, […]
Entries from May 24th, 2010
The Laws of Motion of the Capitalist Mode of Production
May 24th, 2010 · No Comments · economics
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Feast and famine
May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · general
As the world is hit by a food crisis, the markets see nothing immoral in skimming off a profit http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/12/tasteles-profiteering-food-crisis
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The realism of the abstact – an encounter with Sekula
May 1st, 2010 · No Comments · general
Today I went to a viewing of Allan Sekula’s 2006 film Lottery of the Sea followed by a symposium to layout and discuss the main themes of the film. The event was entitled Critical Realism and was hosted by CentreCATH at Leeds – A Transdisciplinary Initiative in Cultural Analysis, Theory and History. The film was […]
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