For a New Critique of Political Economy
Book by Bernard Stiegler
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For a New Critique of Political Economy (French: Pour une nouvelle critique de l'économie politique) (ISBN 0745648045) is a book by French philosopher Bernard Stiegler. It was published in 2010 by Polity Press and is translated by Daniel Ross.[1]
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| Author | Bernard Stiegler |
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| Translator | Daniel Ross |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Politics |
| ISBN | 978-0745648033 |
The book is composed of two separate but related parts: "For a New Critique of Political Economy," and "Pharmacology of Capital and Economy of Contribution." The first section was published as a short book in France, Pour une nouvelle critique de l'économie politique (2009) ISBN 2718607971, whereas the second section is part of a larger work published in France under the title, Ce qui fait que la vie vaut la peine d'être vécue (2010) ISBN 2081220350.
Both sections constitute a response to the 2008 financial crisis, and introduce Stiegler's ideas about the relation of technology and economy, as well as calling for a new consideration of the questions emerging from the crisis.
Key figures discussed in the book are Plato and Karl Marx.[1][2]