Mammonist Capitalism – Ubiquity, Immanence, Acceleration. And the Social Consequences
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Summary, in English
This essay 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.
Department/s
Publishing year
2013
Language
English
Publication/Series
Nordicum-Mediterraneum
Volume
8
Issue
2
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
The University of Akureyri
Topic
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Keywords
- Capitalism
- Mammonism
- acceleration
- ubiquity
- social consequences
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1670-6242