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Capitalism and Social Theory: Essays and Inquiry 1st Edition

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Full Title

Capitalism and Social Theory: Essays and Inquiry 1st Edition

Author(s)

Rajani K. Kanth

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781317475392, 9781563240706, 9781563240690, 9781315705958, 9781317475408, 9781317475385

Publisher

Routledge

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

This work examines the complex, detailed relationship between the theory of wealth and the theory of power, both subsumed as they are under the overarching mantle of capitalist ideology, ever distorting real connections and evading critical issues. It examines various theories of class, state, and power either explicitly or implicitly avowed in the diverse social science disciplines of politics, economics, and sociology. In illuminating the subtle machinations of ideology, it boldly reveals the realist ontology of capitalism which produces illusory theory. The essays employ transcendental realism, emphasizing the primacy of ontology over epistemology as a mode of critique, necessarily going beyond traditional Marxian arguments in many cases. Although intended only as an analytical critique, the project is emancipatory of necessity, for it allows, ultimately, for an increased purchase on reality.