Following the companion volume, The Capital/Logic Debate, Blunden presents a systematic presentation of the Hegelian structure of the three volumes of Capital. It is shown that Capital contains three distinct layers of structure, originating from Marxâs reading of Hegelâs Logic and his Philosophy of Right. Capital reflects Marxâs critique of the Political Economists, his unique appropriation of economic history and an application of the method outlined by Hegel in his Logic and applied to his Encyclopaedia. These insights into Capital are presented here for the first time.
Andy Blunden is an independent scholar. His fields of research include social philosophy, psychology, Activity Theory, Marxism, Hegel and Cultural Historical Activity Theory.Andy is administrator of the Marx-Engels and Hegel Archives on marxists.org. He began publishing in 2003, and was for some time an Editor of Mind, Culture and Activity. He has published seven books through Brill and numerous journal articles.
"With exceptional honesty and modesty, Blunden shares the path that led him to this work [...] The book is written in an expressively engaging and dialogical style [...] Stylistically speaking, it is also written with a limpid clarity [...] It is hence an excellent companion for undergraduate and graduate students having a year course on all three volumes of Capital.â
âKaveh Boveiri, in Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
This volume will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics in Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, History and Philosophy of Science.