Profitable Ideas: The Ideology Of The Individual In Capitalist Development

Michael O'Flynn

ISBN 10: 1608461998 / ISBN 13: 9781608461998

Published by Haymarket Books, US, 2012

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Scholarly attempts to explain the development of liberal individualism over the course of modern history have tended to focus on key principles and doctrines. Here, O'Flynn shows that that as capitalism continues to grow, the theories, doctrines and moral precepts comprising liberal individualism change and evolve, while its vital social function is preserved. Scrutinising the development of liberal individualism in terms of its social function, connecting related doctrine and principles to the opportunities and obstacles to capital accumulation over the course of history.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Profitable Ideas: The Ideology Of The Individual In Capitalist Development
• Publisher: Haymarket Books, US
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608461998
• ISBN 13: 9781608461998
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 353 grams

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Synopsis

Scholarly attempts to explain the development of liberal individualism over the course of modern history have tended to focus on key principles and doctrines. As a correction, this book shows that as capitalism the theories, doctrines and moral precepts comprising liberal individualism change and evolve, while its vital social function is preserved.

About the Author

Micheal O'Flynn, Ph.D. (2005) in Philosophy, University of Limerick, is an Associated Lecturer in Social Science with the Open University and teaches sociology part-time at the University of Limerick. He has published articles for Critique: Journal of Socialist Ideas, EU Reporter and book reviews for Review of Radical Political Economy and Millennium.