The Commodity as ‘Characteristic Form’

Campbell, Martha

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“…On one hand, we reject interpretations, such as Meek’s, who considers that Marx’s analysis in the first parts of Capital deals with abstract precapitalist relations (Meek 1973). On the other hand, although we share too much with the views of Systematic Dialectics, we do not agree with their denial of any relevance of the dialectical method to history (Arthur 1997, 2004; Campbell 1993; Sekine 2020; Smith 1993a). 3 Our approach is inspired the most by the tradition of creative Soviet Marxism.…”

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“…1 is distinguished between Parts 1 & 2 and 3–7. In the first two parts, Marx investigates the circulation process and more specifically the simple circulation as the immediacy of capital (Campbell 1993; Vazjulin 2006). In Parts 3–7, he continues with the analysis of mediation, that is, the production process and the way that surplus-value is produced.…”

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“… 25. Although thinkers such as Arthur, Bidet, Campbell, Smith, Sekine and others have contributed significantly to the understanding of the systematic dialectic of Capital, at the same time, they neglect the sublated historical aspect which is fundamentally constitutive of the dialectical methodology (Arthur 1998a, 2004; Bidet 2007; Campbell 1993; Reuten 2014; Sekine 2020; Smith 1993a). A very important contribution to the issue of the ‘sublated form’ is found in (Vazjulin 2006).…”

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A methodological interpretation of the circuits of capital

Ninos

2023

Capital & Class

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This article investigates Marx’s method in the analysis of the circuits of capital, as it is carried out in Capital vol. 2, in an attempt to clarify some key aspects of the well-known problem in Marxist literature on the relation between the logical and the historical. The central question on this topic is whether Marx’s analysis is logical/structural or historical. The approach elaborated upon in this article extends beyond the one-sidedness of both views which deny any kind of correlation between logical and historical sequences and the views claiming that the articulation of Capital’s argument exposes a set of historical stages. We will argue that dialectic, namely, the method of ascent from the abstract to the concrete, represents, first and foremost, the inner articulation of the structure of a given self-developing object, and at the same time implicitly represents its historical development. Hence, taking Marx’s analysis of the circuits of capital as a case study, this article aspires to identify the fundamental movement of the systematic dialectic, which characterizes the entire Capital and explains the fundamental function of the relation between the logical and the historical.

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A methodological interpretation of the circuits of capital

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2023

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“…His aim was not to construct a second language, but to show that in the social domain naturalistic entities do not exist. No transhistorical 'human needs' , 'utility' , 'wealth' , 'goods' , 'work' , or 'technology' exist; they are always 'defined' and 'subsumed' within a socio-historical constellation (on human needs, see Campbell 1993; and on wealth and on subsumption generally, Murray 2000Murray , 2002. Whereas J.S.…”

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Karl Marx: his work and the major changes in its interpretation

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2024

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“…National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece University of Ioannina, Greece giannisninos2015@gmail.com Notes 1 In this article, I do not deal with the question of the homologies between Hegel's Logic and Marx's method in Capital, as this emphasizes a different aspect of the Hegel-Marx relationship. Hence, I begin my examination by taking for granted that the method of Capital is similar, in its general structural features, to Hegel's speculative method (see Arthur 2004;Campbell 1993;Hegel's Theory of Finite Cognition Ninos 2023a;Sekine 2020;Smith 1990Smith , 1993Vazjulin 2006). However, I admit that the question of the homologies between Hegel's Logic and the dialectic of Capital is a matter of a great debate.…”

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Hegel's Theory of Finite Cognition and Marx's Critique of Political Economy
Ninos
2024
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The article examines the role of Hegel's theory of finite cognition in Marx's critique of classical political economy. I argue that Hegel's distinction of finite cognition between analytic and synthetic in the Science of Logic constitutes the methodological framework through which Marx delineates the different stages of the development of political economy. Focusing on the Grundrisse, I reveal the Hegelian influence behind Marx's statements on previous political economists’ methods. Thus, Marx's immanent critique of the classical political economy is construed as undertaken from the level of the systematic dialectical method of Capital, and is modelled on Hegel's immanent critique of analytic and synthetic cognition from the perspective of absolute cognition. In this context, and focusing on Marx's critique of Ricardo's method, I argue that the latter's limitations are associated with the deficiencies of synthetic cognition as presented by Hegel. Therefore, the article sheds light on an important yet underexplored topic of the Hegel-Marx relationship. By indicating the centrality of Hegel's theory of finite cognition in Marx's methodological underpinnings, the article provides a new perspective on Hegel-Marx scholarship.

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The Commodity as ‘Characteristic Form’

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A methodological interpretation of the circuits of capital

A methodological interpretation of the circuits of capital

Karl Marx: his work and the major changes in its interpretation

Hegel's Theory of Finite Cognition and Marx's Critique of Political Economy

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