Reading Capital
The Complete Edition
Published on 12. July 2016
576 pages
978-1-78478-143-9 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1965, Reading Capital is a landmark of French thought and radical theory, reconstructing Western Marxism from its foundations. Louis Althusser, the French Marxist philosopher, maintained that Marx's project could only be revived if its scientific and revolutionary novelty was thoroughly divested of all traces of humanism, idealism, Hegelianism and historicism. In order to complete this critical rereading, Althusser and his students at the ¿cole normale sup¿rieure ran a seminar on Capital, re-examining its arguments, strengths and weaknesses in detail, and it was out of those discussions that this book was born.
Previously only available in English in highly abridged form, this edition, appearing fifty years after its original publication in France, restores chapters by Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey and Jacques Ranci¿re. It includes a major new introduction by ¿tienne Balibar.
Previously only available in English in highly abridged form, this edition, appearing fifty years after its original publication in France, restores chapters by Roger Establet, Pierre Macherey and Jacques Ranci¿re. It includes a major new introduction by ¿tienne Balibar.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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ISBN-13
978-1-78478-143-9 (9781784781439)
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Persons
Louis Althusser (1918-90) taught philosophy for many years at the ¿cole normale sup¿rieur in Paris. He was a leading intellectual in the French Communist Party.
¿tienne Balibar is Anniversary Chair at Kingston University and Professor Emeritus at the Universit¿ Paris Ouest Nanterre La D¿fense.
Jacques Ranci¿re is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris VIII.
Pierre Macherey is Emeritus Professor at the University of Lille III.
Roger Establet is Emeritus Professor at the University of Provence.
¿tienne Balibar is Anniversary Chair at Kingston University and Professor Emeritus at the Universit¿ Paris Ouest Nanterre La D¿fense.
Jacques Ranci¿re is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris VIII.
Pierre Macherey is Emeritus Professor at the University of Lille III.
Roger Establet is Emeritus Professor at the University of Provence.
Content
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Editorial Note
- Presentation
- Part One: From Capital to Marx's Philosophy
- Part Two: The Concept of Critique and the Critique of Political Economy: From the 1844 Manuscripts to Capital
- Chapter 1: The Critique of Political Economy in the 1844 Manuscripts
- Chapter 2: Critique and Science in Capital
- Chapter 3: Remarks by Way of Conclusion
- Part Three: On the Process of Exposition of Capital (The Work of Concepts)
- Chapter 1: The Starting-Point and the Analysis of Wealth
- Chapter 2: The Analysis of the Commodity and the Appearance of Contradiction
- Chapter 3: The Analysis of Value
- Part Four: The Object of Capital
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Marx and his Discoveries
- Chapter 3: The Merits of Classical Economics
- Chapter 4: The Errors of Classical Economics: Outline of a Concept of Historical Time
- Chapter 5: Marxism Is Not a Historicism
- Chapter 6: The Epistemological Propositions of Capital (Marx, Engels)
- Chapter 7: The Object of Political Economy
- Chapter 8: Marx's Critique
- Chapter 9: Marx's Immense Theoretical Revolution
- Appendix: On the 'Ideal Average' and the Forms of Transition
- Part Five: On the Basic Concepts of Historical Materialism
- Chapter 1: From Periodization to the Modes of Production
- Chapter 2: The Elements of the Structure and their History
- Chapter 3: On Reproduction
- Chapter 4: Elements for a Theory of Transition
- Part Six: Presentation of the Plan of Capital
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
