The moral in Capital An attempt to correct the Marxian critique of the capitalist economy
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Moral conflicts, Temporality, Capital theory, Structural analysis, Action theory.Abstract
Insights drawn from the creative moral aspects of collective action in Marx’s historical-political writings are used here to expand his analysis of capital, which is too narrowly constructed on utilitarian premises. Only by “sociologizing” the conceptual framework of Marxian capital theory in this way, with a lateral focus on economic theory, are we able to clearly see the normative conflicts surrounding capitalism/capitalist activity as an organizational form. This is the necessary starting point for any practically oriented social theory.
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