Resources of Critique Export

@book{citeulike:1247781, abstract = {{Social\ criticism\ has\ enjoyed\ a\ renaissance\ in\ the\ past\ few\ years.\ The\ anti-globalization\ protests\ at\ Seattle\ and\ Genoa\ and\ the\ great\ marches\ against\ the\ war\ in\ Iraq\ have\ put\ contestation\ of\ capitalism\ and\ imperialism\ back\ on\ the\ political\ and\ intellectual\ agenda.\ But\ how\ does\ social\ critique\ situate\ itself\ philosophically\ today,\ after\ the\ marginalization\ of\ Marxism\ and\ the\ impact\ of\ postmodernism?\ In\ The\ Resources\ of\ Critique,\ Alex\ Callinicos\ seeks\ to\ address\ this\ question\ systematically.\ He\ does\ so,\ in\ the\ first\ part,\ by\ surveying\ some\ of\ the\ most\ influential\ contemporary\ critical\ theorists\ -\ Alain\ Badiou,\ Jacques\ Bidet,\ Luc\ Boltanski,\ Pierre\ Bourdieu,\ Eve\ Chiapello,\ J\"{u}rgen\ Habermas,\ Antonio\ Negri,\ and\ Slavoj\ \}i\~{}ek.The\ limitations\ of\ all\ these\ perspectives\ prompts\ Callinicos\ in\ the\ second\ part\ of\ the\ book\ to\ outline\ an\ alternative\ approach\ whose\ main\ elements\ are\ a\ critical\ realist\ ontology,\ a\ Marxist\ theory\ of\ social\ contradiction,\ and\ an\ egalitarian\ conception\ of\ justice.\ The\ main\ thrust\ of\ his\ argument\ is\ to\ show\ that\ Marx's\ critique\ of\ political\ economy\ remains\ inescapable\ for\ anyone\ seeking\ to\ challenge\ the\ existing\ world\ order\ -\ but\ only\ if\ it\ maintains\ an\ open\ but\ rigorous\ dialogue\ with\ other\ critical\ perspectives.\ The\ Resources\ of\ Critique\ is,\ above\ all,\ a\ contribution\ to\ this\ dialogue.}, author = {Callinicos, Alex}, citeulike-article-id = {1247781}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0745631614}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&path=ASIN/0745631614}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&path=ASIN/0745631614}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0745631614/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0745631614}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0745631614}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0745631614}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=0745631614&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/0745631614}, day = {01}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0745631614}, keywords = {critical\_realism, marxism}, month = {March}, posted-at = {2007-04-24 13:41:52}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated}}, title = {Resources of Critique}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0745631614}, year = {2006} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1247781 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1247781 N2 - Social\ criticism\ has\ enjoyed\ a\ renaissance\ in\ the\ past\ few\ years.\ The\ anti-globalization\ protests\ at\ Seattle\ and\ Genoa\ and\ the\ great\ marches\ against\ the\ war\ in\ Iraq\ have\ put\ contestation\ of\ capitalism\ and\ imperialism\ back\ on\ the\ political\ and\ intellectual\ agenda.\ But\ how\ does\ social\ critique\ situate\ itself\ philosophically\ today,\ after\ the\ marginalization\ of\ Marxism\ and\ the\ impact\ of\ postmodernism?\ In\ The\ Resources\ of\ Critique,\ Alex\ Callinicos\ seeks\ to\ address\ this\ question\ systematically.\ He\ does\ so,\ in\ the\ first\ part,\ by\ surveying\ some\ of\ the\ most\ influential\ contemporary\ critical\ theorists\ -\ Alain\ Badiou,\ Jacques\ Bidet,\ Luc\ Boltanski,\ Pierre\ Bourdieu,\ Eve\ Chiapello,\ Jürgen\ Habermas,\ Antonio\ Negri,\ and\ Slavoj\ \}i~ek.The\ limitations\ of\ all\ these\ perspectives\ prompts\ Callinicos\ in\ the\ second\ part\ of\ the\ book\ to\ outline\ an\ alternative\ approach\ whose\ main\ elements\ are\ a\ critical\ realist\ ontology,\ a\ Marxist\ theory\ of\ social\ contradiction,\ and\ an\ egalitarian\ conception\ of\ justice.\ The\ main\ thrust\ of\ his\ argument\ is\ to\ show\ that\ Marx's\ critique\ of\ political\ economy\ remains\ inescapable\ for\ anyone\ seeking\ to\ challenge\ the\ existing\ world\ order\ -\ but\ only\ if\ it\ maintains\ an\ open\ but\ rigorous\ dialogue\ with\ other\ critical\ perspectives.\ The\ Resources\ of\ Critique\ is,\ above\ all,\ a\ contribution\ to\ this\ dialogue. SN - 0745631614 TI - Resources of Critique PB - {Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated} KW - critical_realism KW - marxism AU - Callinicos, Alex PY - 2006/03/01/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0745631614 ER -