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Дематериализация капитализма: новое понимание общественного интеллекта
Dematerialization of Capitalism: A New Understanding of Social Intellect

Author(s): Ekaterina Naumova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Marxism
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: general intellect; cognitive capitalism; financial capitalism; “M-M'”; post-Fordism

Summary/Abstract: The article criticizes the established thesis as to the non-material nature of contemporary capitalism. The author postulates the contrary thesis as to the financial nature of post-Fordism, which can be described as “non-productive” activity. The analysis is centered on Marx’s conception of general intellect, interpreted in terms of inalienable property. The logic of the development of the general intellect is described through the formula “General Intellect-General Intellect'”, which expresses the modern tendencies in the development of financial-cognitive capitalism, whereby knowledge becomes a new fetish, embodying the principle of self-increasing value.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 20-28
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English, Bulgarian, Russian