Mammonist Capitalism – Ubiquity, Immanence, Acceleration
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Summary, in English
The paper attempts at a general understanding of contemporary capitalism and some of its social and mental consequences. It works through combinations and variations of concepts from classical and contemporary social theory. Some key concepts are Mammonism, acceleration, ubiquity, self-dynamics, precariat, inertia, conformity, flexibility, specter of uselessness. The text refers to classical modern thinkers like Marx, Simmel, Musil, Benjamin, and to contemporary ideas in the works of Deleuze, Rosa, Crouch, Illouz, Standing, Hochschild. It is summoned up by asking some important, complex questions that regard democracy, community and autonomy.
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Publishing year
2013
Language
English
Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Keywords
- social consequences
- acceleration
- capitalism
- mammonism
Conference name
Nordic Summer University, 2013
Conference date
2013-03-01 - 2013-03-03
Conference place
Akureyri, Iceland
Status
Unpublished