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RadioRaheem84
19th October 2011, 22:40
The Section on the Myths of Capitalism, would anyone in here recommend it for a Marxist?

Is it purely from the standpoint of the Anarchist position? It seems more like a dismantling of the philosophical assumptions of the libertarian ideaology than anything else. Not really political economy.

Any thoughts?

ZeroNowhere
19th October 2011, 22:49
One would assume a Marxist to already have read Marx a fair bit, in which case it would be a waste of time.

RadioRaheem84
19th October 2011, 23:19
One would assume a Marxist to already have read Marx a fair bit, in which case it would be a waste of time.

I thought the section was brilliant but then of course I read Marx and Marxist political economists. Now I read it again and it reads like liberal and progressive arguments against the assumptions of libertarianism.

I was just wondering if any Marxists in here recommend it to people?

Tim Cornelis
19th October 2011, 23:34
I thought the section was brilliant but then of course I read Marx and Marxist political economists. Now I read it again and it reads like liberal and progressive arguments against the assumptions of libertarianism.

I was just wondering if any Marxists in here recommend it to people?

It uses a fair amount of Marxist inspired economics it seems (the notion of exploitation being based on surplus value), but also uses post-Keynesianism to refute neoclassical and Austrian theory.

RadioRaheem84
20th October 2011, 02:37
bumpity bump