Zeit, Arbeit und gesellschaftliche Herrschaft

In this book, Postone fundamentally reinterprets the critical theory developed by Marx in his later works in order to theoretically capture the nature of capitalist society in a novel way. His interpretation of the social relations and forms of domination analyzed by Marx in capitalist society necessitates a reconsideration of the central categories of the critique of political economy. To this end, concepts are developed that meet two criteria: on the one hand, they should capture the essence and historical development of modern society, and on the other hand, they should overcome the dichotomy commonly found in the social sciences between structure and agency, as well as between objective living conditions and subjective meaning. In relating Marx's theory to current theoretical debates, it will also be necessary to demonstrate the extent to which...