Theory as Critique - (Historical Materialism) 161st Edition by Paul Mattick (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Theory as Critique argues that the key to understanding Marx's Capital lies in viewing it as a critique of economic theory.
- Author(s): Paul Mattick
- 288 Pages
- Political Science, Political Economy
- Series Name: Historical Materialism
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About the Book
Theory as Critique argues that the key to understanding Marx's Capital lies in viewing it as a critique of economic theory.
Book Synopsis
Theory as Critique argues that the key to understanding Marx's Capital lies in viewing it as a critique of economic theory.
Review Quotes
"Marx is widely considered an outmoded nineteenth-century thinker whose predictions have been falsified...Paul Mattick's superb study, Theory as Critique: Essays on Capital, establishes that these endlessly recycled objections either are not substantiated in a close reading of Marx's works or do not touch the heart of Marx's position. Correcting previous interpretations, however, is not Mattick's ultimate goal: "the main interest of this book is the attempt to bridge the gap between Marx's ideas and their application to present-day circumstances" (p. 7). Far from being an account of nineteenth-century capitalism made obsolete by more recent developments, Marx's theory is "still explanatorily relevant to a social system that continues to have the basic features Marx identified" (p. 9)."
-Tony Smith, H-Net