Marx's 'Capital' (Routledge Revivals) : Philosophy and Political Economy

Marx's Capital has of course been widely read; this revival of a systematic study by Geoffrey Pilling, originally published in 1980, argues powerfully that, in order to understand Capital fully, it is necessary to have read and understood Hegel's Logic. This argument leads to a detailed examination of the opening chapters of Capital, and a re-examination of their significance for the work as a whole. Pilling emphasizes the fundamental nature of the break between Marx's Capital and all forms of classical political economy, and stresses the revolutionary nature of Marx's critique of political economy as one of the foundations of Capital. He also lays particular emphasis on the philosophical aspects of the work, so often neglected by British commentators, and puts forward the view that Marx's notion of fetishism, often looked upon as incidental to his work, is in fact central to his entire critique of political economy.;Book Cover -- Title01 -- Copyright01 -- Title02 -- Copyright02 -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Marx's critique of classical economics -- 3 The concepts of capital -- 4 The significance of the opening chapters -- 5 Some aspects of Marx's notion of commodity fetishism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index.

Marx's Capital has of course been widely read; this revival of a systematic study by Geoffrey Pilling, originally published in 1980, argues powerfully that, in order to understand Capital fully, it is necessary to have read and understood Hegel's Logic. This argument leads to a detailed examination of the opening chapters of Capital, and a re-examination of their significance for the work as a whole.

Pilling emphasizes the fundamental nature of the break between Marx's Capital and all forms of classical political economy, and stresses the revolutionary nature of Marx's critique of political economy as one of the foundations of Capital. He also lays particular emphasis on the philosophical aspects of the work, so often neglected by British commentators, and puts forward the view that Marx's notion of fetishism, often looked upon as incidental to his work, is in fact central to his entire critique of political economy.

"This revival of a systematic study by Geoffrey Pilling, originally published in 1980, argues powerfully that, in order to understand Marx's Capital fully, it is necessary to have first read and understood Hegel's Logic. This argument leads to a detailed examination of the opening chapters of Capital, and a re-examination of their significance for the work as a whole. Pilling emphasizes the fundamental nature of the break between Marx's Capital and all forms of classical political economy, and stresses the revolutionary nature of Marx's critique of political economy as one of the foundations of Capital. He also lays particular emphasis on the philosophical aspects of the work, so often neglected by British commentators, and puts forward the view that Marx's view of fetishism, often looked upon as incidental to his work, is in fact central to his entire critique of political economy."--Provided by publisher Economics, Finance, Business & Industry Book Cover 1 Title01 3 Copyright01 4 Title02 6 Copyright02 7 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 9 List of abbreviations 10 1 Introduction 11 2 Marx’s critique of classical economics 16 3 The concepts of capital 53 4 The significance of the opening chapters 85 5 Some aspects of Marx’s notion of commodity fetishism 111 Notes 137 Bibliography 146 Name index 148 Subject index 149 Argues that, in order to understand "Marx's Capital" fully, it is necessary to have read and understood Hegel's Logic. This title emphasizes the nature of the break between "Marx's Capital" and various forms of political economy, and stresses the revolutionary nature of Marx's critique of political economy as one of the foundations of "Capital". Geoffrey Pilling. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 208-210.