The Messiah device: living work and redemption in Hardt and Negri's political philosophy

The Messiah device: living work and redemption in Hardt and Negri's political philosophy

Within the context of an era that appears to be defined by the triumph of gobalized capitalism, an alternative political project doesn’t seem possible. Accordingly, Marxism can only be conjured as a spectre, in Derrida’s sense. The “philosophical conjuration” in postfordist society that Hardt &...

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Main Author: Castro-Gómez, Santiago
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 2006-11-01
Series:Athenea Digital
Subjects:
Derrida
Marx
Negri
Post-Fordist society
Immaterial work
Online Access:http://antalya.uab.es/athenea/num10/castro.pdf
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The Messiah device: living work and redemption in Hardt and Negri's political philosophy
Athenea Digital
Derrida
Marx
Negri
Post-Fordist society
Immaterial work
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title The Messiah device: living work and redemption in Hardt and Negri's political philosophy
title_short The Messiah device: living work and redemption in Hardt and Negri's political philosophy
title_full The Messiah device: living work and redemption in Hardt and Negri's political philosophy
title_fullStr The Messiah device: living work and redemption in Hardt and Negri's political philosophy
title_full_unstemmed The Messiah device: living work and redemption in Hardt and Negri's political philosophy
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publisher Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
series Athenea Digital
issn 1578-8946
1578-8946
publishDate 2006-11-01
description Within the context of an era that appears to be defined by the triumph of gobalized capitalism, an alternative political project doesn’t seem possible. Accordingly, Marxism can only be conjured as a spectre, in Derrida’s sense. The “philosophical conjuration” in postfordist society that Hardt & Negri propose in Empire is discussed, i.e. their notion of a General Intellect, by analogy with Saint Augustine’s messianism in The City of God. The differences with Derrida’s messianism are outlined, and the possibility to conceive of a “messianism without a Messiah” in industrial society is discussed.
topic Derrida
Marx
Negri
Post-Fordist society
Immaterial work
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