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Aakar Books The New Dialectic and Marx'S Capital (Historical Materialism Series) by Christopher J Arthur
This book both argues for and demonstrates, a new turn to dialectic. Marx's Capital was clearly influenced by Hegel's dialectical figures: here, case by case, the significance of these is clarified. More, it is argued that, instead of the dialectic of the rise and fall of social systems, what is needed is a method of articulating the dialectical relations characterizing a given social whole. Marx learnt from Hegel the necessity for a systematic development, and integration of categories. for example, the category of 'value' can be fully comprehended only in the context of the totality of capitalist relations. These studies thus shed new light on Marx’s great work, while going beyond it in many respects.Table of Contents:Preface and AcknowledgementChapters-Introduction: The New Turn DialecticDialectical Development versus Linear LogicLabor, Value and NegativitySystematic DialecticMarx’s Capital and Hegel’s LogicNegation of the Negation in Marx’s CapitalThe Infinity of CapitalThe Specter of CapitalHegel’s Theory of the Value FormA Clock without a Spring: Epitaph for the USSRWhose Reason? and Whose Revolution?ConclusionBibliography