Marx, Marginalism and Modern Sociology From Adam Smith to Max Weber
Marx, Marginalism and Modern Sociology offers an original interpretation of Marx's critique of political economy as the basis of a critique of modern economics and sociology. The core of the book is an account of Marx's theory of alienated labour as the b
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Marx, Marginalism and Modern Sociology From Adam Smith to Max Weber Simon Clarke Senior Lecturer in Sociology University o/Warwick
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Contents 1 The Origins of Modern Sociology Talcott Parsons and the voluntaristic theory of action The problem of order and the theory of action Marx's critique of political economy " From social reform to modem sociology
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2 Classical Political Economy A theory of society . . . . . . The materialist conception of society The physiocratic theory of society . . Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments The Wealth of Nations . . . . . . . . Smith's contribution to social theory The limits of Enlightenment . . . . . Ricardo's completion of the system Conservatism, radicalism and socialism
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Alienated Labour and the Critique of Political Economy The critique of Hegel's theory of the state . . . . . . . . From political philosophy to the critique of private property Proudhon, Engels and the critique of political economy Alienated labour and the critique of capitalism . . . . Alienated labour and the critique of private property . Alienated labour and the critique of money . Hegel and the critique of political economy Marx's early critique of political economy The limits of the early critique. . . . . .
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Value, Class and the Theory of Society Marxism and the critique of political economy
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The critique of political economy and the labour theory of value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The magnitude of value and the form of value. Money as a social relat
