Author name: InternationalistCommune

Conceptualization of capitalist modernity cannot be done by economic consideration alone. Not only is it insufficient, but it is also a methodological diversion preventing us from comprehending its relationships and its essence. Therefore, it leads to fuzzy judgments and conclusions. As shown by my definition and analysis of capitalism in Sections 1 and 2, it […]

I am pursuing the answer to this question: Is the capitalist economy and its social formats a social and historical necessity? This part of my defense will be a reply to this question, which, in short, is: No, it is not a social or a historical necessity.29 The most serious mistake of Marxian interpretation (vulgar

The locality of a society is a question that is well worth our consideration as it entails an understanding of the development of human society and its relation to geography. This is a comprehensive topic, and one can add a long list of questions and answers to the topic of geography, from the formation of

The nucleus of capitalism was formed in the seedbed of political power and law. Capitalism benefits from all forms of power and their legal systems. When it suits its purpose, capitalism is the most ardent advocate of such power and legal systems; but, when Its profits are under threat, it will overthrow that particular system

All viewpoints that see the birth of capitalism as the natural result economic development can be categorized as economism. Marxism has been especially reduced to economism, in a way, from this perspective. So much so that capitalism has been perceived as if it was an economic model. Consequently, economy and politics have become the cornerstones

When defining the mentality of capitalism, one can focus on several of its characteristics but the one aspect that has to be taken into account is that it is an extremely eclectic system. Although it can be defined as being more dogmatic than the strictest religious dogma, it is also speculative and more far-fetched than

In the historical rise of capitalism, a leading role is given to rationalism, a branch of Western t hinking that emerged concurrently with capitalism. Rational thinking is presented as a d istinguishing characteristic of Western society, implying that no other society in history has b een able to effectively use its reasoning powers. it is

Often capitalism is defined as an economic system, but viewing capitalism as a religion may lead to a better understanding of this system. Its first major victory was the European ethos, and although Europe has said and done much about capitalism, it has not refrained from mystifying it-as any religion mystifies its own existence. Even