Marx's Not-Capital

As a contribution to critical social theory, this book reconsiders Marx's critique of political economy through the concept of labour as not-capital. Engaging with thinkers who have dealt with Marx's concepts of not-capital and not-value, Tetler examines whether and how these concepts can contribute significantly towards a renewal of the critique of political economy beyond the limits of traditional Marxism. In doing so he provides the first in depth interrogation of these concepts, both within Marx's work itself and within and across the various intellectuals who have put them to use in their attempts to address the faults of traditional Marxism. He argues that the theory of value that sits at the heart of Marx's critique of political economy requires a negative conception of labour. In helping establish this, the notions of labour as not-capital/value are shown to have formidable ramifications concerning the crisis-ridden nature of capitalist social relations and the struggles operative within and against them.

Examines whether and how Marx's concept of labor as not-capital can contribute to the critique of political economy Establishes that Marx's value theory requires a negative conception of labour Argues that the critique of labour must be a central component of the renewal of Marx's critique of political economy.

Autorentext

Benjamin Tetler is an independent scholar. He received his Ph.D. in Politics from the University of York in 2023.

Inhalt

1.Introduction.- 2.The Limits to Anti-Value: David Harvey.- 3.Marx's Grundrisse, and Labour as 'Not-Capital': Roman Rosdolsky, Antonio Negri, Mario Tronti.- 4.Systematic Dialectic of the Value-Form: Christopher Arthur.- 5.The 'Critique of Labour': Moishe Postone, Wertkritik, John Holloway.- 6.'The Critique of Political Economy as Critical Social Theory'.- 7.Conclusion: The Limits to Not-Capital.