Language and Production A Critique of the Paradigms

In Language and Production, Gyorgy Markus presents us with a pro­ found critique of contemporary social theory: of the philosophy and methodology of the social sciences; of the philosophy of language; of hermeneutics and critical theory; and finally, of Marx and of Marxisms. The sweep of Markus'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Markus, Gyorgy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1986, 1986
Edition:1st ed. 1986
Series:Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I: On the Paradigm of Language: Positivism and Hermeneutics as Theories of Objectivation
  • II: On the Paradigm of Production: Marxian Materialism and the Problem of the Constitution of the Social World
  • 1. On the Meaning of Marx’s Materialism
  • 2. Consumption as an Intrinsic Moment of Productive Activity
  • 3. Reification and the Antinomies of Its Overcoming
  • 4. Production Versus Communication: Paradigm-Change in Radical Theory
  • 5. On the Possibility of Critical Theory
  • Appendix I: Four Forms of Critical Theory — Some Theses on Marx’s Development
  • Appendix II: Marx and the Problem of Technology
  • Notes
  • Name Index