For a New Critique of Political Economy by Bernard Stiegler (English) Paperback

Description: For a New Critique of Political Economy by Bernard Stiegler The catastrophic economic, social and political crisis of our time calls for a new and original critique of political economy - a rethinking of Marxs project in the very different conditions of twenty-first century capitalism. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The catastrophic economic, social and political crisis of our time calls for a new and original critique of political economy - a rethinking of Marxs project in the very different conditions of twenty-first century capitalism. Stiegler argues that today the proletarian must be reconceptualized as the economic agent whose knowledge and memory are confiscated by machines. This new sense of the term proletarian is best understood by reference to Platos critique of exteriorized memory. By bringing together Plato and Marx, Stiegler can show how a generalized proletarianization now encompasses not only the muscular system, as Marx saw it, but also the nervous system of the so-called creative workers in the information industries. The proletarians of the former are deprived of their practical know-how, whereas the latter are shorn of their theoretical practice, and both suffer from a confiscation of the very possibility of a genuine art of living. But the mechanisms at work in this new and accentuated form of proletarianization are the very mechanisms that may spur a reversal of the process. Such a reversal would imply a crucial distinction between ones life work, originating in otium (leisure devoted to the techniques of the self), and the job, consisting in a negotium (the negotiation and calculation, increasingly restricted to short-term expectations), leading to the necessity of a new conception of economic value. This short text offers an excellent introduction to Stieglers work while at the same time representing a political call to arms in the face of a deepening economic and social crisis. Back Cover The catastrophic economic, social and political crisis of our time calls for a new and original critique of political economy Flap The catastrophic economic, social and political crisis of our time calls for a new and original critique of political economy Author Biography Bernard Stiegler is cultural development department director for the Centre Georges-Pompidou. Table of Contents For a New Critique of Political Economy 1 1. Heads Buried in the Sand: A Warning 3 2. Introduction 8 3. Pharmacology of the Proletariat 14 4. To Work 45Pharmacology of Capital and Economy of Contribution 71Notes 130Index 143 Review "Passionate, rigorous, and fundamental, this is a key part of Stieglers urgent and vitally important diagnosis of our contemporary predicament." Martin Crowley, University of Cambridge "Stieglers critique of political economy provides the theoretical resources to understand how technologies have reconstituted memory and subjectivity, renewing modes of domination and generating new forms of collectivity. In the midst of a crisis of Western neo-liberalism, this path-breaking book could not come at a more opportune time. Eat your heart out Slavoj ?i?ek!" Scott Lash, Goldsmiths, University of London "Stieglers writings emerge as the real world antidote to the utopian and apocalyptic traces of post-politics in figures like the multitude, biopolitics, or ?i?eks recent Christo-communist imaginary. He is one of the few contemporaries capable of addressing a new era whose epistemological mutations are just beginning to appear." Tom Cohen, State University of New York Long Description The catastrophic economic, social and political crisis of our time calls for a new and original critique of political economy a rethinking of Marxs project in the very different conditions of twenty-first century capitalism. Stiegler argues that today the proletarian must be reconceptualized as the economic agent whose knowledge and memory are confiscated by machines. This new sense of the term proletarian is best understood by reference to Platos critique of exteriorized memory. By bringing together Plato and Marx, Stiegler can show how a generalized proletarianization now encompasses not only the muscular system, as Marx saw it, but also the nervous system of the so-called creative workers in the information industries. The proletarians of the former are deprived of their practical know-how, whereas the latter are shorn of their theoretical practice, and both suffer from a confiscation of the very possibility of a genuine art of living. But the mechanisms at work in this new and accentuated form of proletarianization are the very mechanisms that may spur a reversal of the process. Such a reversal would imply a crucial distinction between ones life work, originating in otium (leisure devoted to the techniques of the self), and the job, consisting in a negotium (the negotiation and calculation, increasingly restricted to short-term expectations), leading to the necessity of a new conception of economic value. This short text offers an excellent introduction to Stieglers work while at the same time representing a political call to arms in the face of a deepening economic and social crisis. Review Text "Passionate, rigorous, and fundamental, this is a key part of Stieglers urgent and vitally important diagnosis of our contemporary predicament." Martin Crowley, University of Cambridge "Stieglers critique of political economy provides the theoretical resources to understand how technologies have reconstituted memory and subjectivity, renewing modes of domination and generating new forms of collectivity. In the midst of a crisis of Western neo-liberalism, this path-breaking book could not come at a more opportune time. Eat your heart out Slavoj ?i?ek!" Scott Lash, Goldsmiths, University of London "Stieglers writings emerge as the real world antidote to the utopian and apocalyptic traces of post-politics in figures like the multitude, biopolitics, or ?i?eks recent Christo-communist imaginary. He is one of the few contemporaries capable of addressing a new era whose epistemological mutations are just beginning to appear." Tom Cohen, State University of New York Review Quote "Passionate, rigorous, and fundamental, this is a key part of Stieglers urgent and vitally important diagnosis of our contemporary predicament." Martin Crowley, University of Cambridge "Stieglers critique of political economy provides the theoretical resources to understand how technologies have reconstituted memory and subjectivity, renewing modes of domination and generating new forms of collectivity. In the midst of a crisis of Western neo-liberalism, this path-breaking book could not come at a more opportune time. Eat your heart out Slavoj ?i?ek!" Scott Lash, Goldsmiths, University of London "Stieglers writings emerge as the real world antidote to the utopian and apocalyptic traces of post-politics in figures like the multitude, biopolitics, or ?i?eks recent Christo-communist imaginary. He is one of the few contemporaries capable of addressing a new era whose epistemological mutations are just beginning to appear." Tom Cohen, State University of New York Details ISBN0745648045 Pages 100 ISBN-10 0745648045 ISBN-13 9780745648040 Format Paperback Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 330 Media Book Year 2010 Short Title FOR A NEW CRITIQUE OF POLITICA Language English Publication Date 2010-09-24 Translator Daniel Ross Edition 1st UK Release Date 2010-09-24 AU Release Date 2010-09-24 NZ Release Date 2010-09-24 Author Bernard Stiegler Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Alternative 9780745648033 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:34176660;

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