The philosophical roots of anti-capitalism : essays on history, culture, and dialectical thought

145 Pages·2013·2.26 MB·English

by  Black

The Philosophical Roots
of Anti-Capitalism
Studies in Marxism and Humanism
Kevin B. Anderson, University of California,
Santa Barbara and Peter Hudis, Oakton
Community College
In the spirit of the dialectical humanist perspective developed by Raya Dunayevskaya
(1910–1987), rooted in the thought of Marx and Hegel, this series publishes across a
broadspectrumfocusingonfiguresandideasthatarefundamentaltothedevelopmentof
MarxistHumanism.Thiswillincludehistoricalworks,worksbyDunayevskayaherself,
andnewworkthatinvestigatesorisbaseduponMarxistHumanistthought.
TitlesintheSeries
TheDunayevskaya-Marcuse-FrommCorrespondence,1954-1978:DialoguesonHegel,
Marx,andCriticalTheory,editedbyKevinB.AndersonandRussellRockwell
ThePhilosophicalRootsofAnti-Capitalism:EssaysonHistory,Culture,andDialectical
Thought,byDavidBlack
The Philosophical Roots
of Anti-Capitalism
Essays on History, Culture, and
Dialectical Thought
David Black
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
1 ThePhilosophicalRootsofAnti-Capitalism 1
2 CritiqueoftheSituationistDialectic:Art,Class-Consciousness
andReification 45
3 Essays2004–2013 77
Bibliography 113
Index 119
AbouttheAuthor 125
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Acknowledgments
For input, advice, and discussion, I thank Kevin B. Anderson and Peter
Hudis.
Responsibilityforthetextisallmine.
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