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Philosophy in the Age of Science and Capital.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Transversals: New Directions in Philosophy SeriesPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2002Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (176 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781441129529
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Philosophy in the Age of Science and CapitalDDC classification:
  • 190
LOC classification:
  • B804 -- .A33 2002eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Science and Continuity - where the nature of logic parts from the logic of nature -- 2 Evolution Past and Present - continuity and transformation -- 3 Capitalist Tendencies - how the nature of reflective thought conditions the direction of human evolution -- 4 Metaphysics beyond Marx - the substance of aesthetics, culture and sensibility -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.
Summary: Based on an original synthesis of the work of Marx and Bergson, the key theorists of capitalism and creativity, the book presents an astonishing analysis of contemporary science and capital. Exploring in particular genetics, evolutionary theory, commodification and class consciousness, Philosophy in the Age of Science and Capital injects life back into contemporary politics, ethics and aesthetics.
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Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Science and Continuity - where the nature of logic parts from the logic of nature -- 2 Evolution Past and Present - continuity and transformation -- 3 Capitalist Tendencies - how the nature of reflective thought conditions the direction of human evolution -- 4 Metaphysics beyond Marx - the substance of aesthetics, culture and sensibility -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.

Based on an original synthesis of the work of Marx and Bergson, the key theorists of capitalism and creativity, the book presents an astonishing analysis of contemporary science and capital. Exploring in particular genetics, evolutionary theory, commodification and class consciousness, Philosophy in the Age of Science and Capital injects life back into contemporary politics, ethics and aesthetics.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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