Die gesellschaftlichen Formen des Kapitals

Abstract

Today, every realm of social life is being watched through the lens of Capital. In order to fight this Economic Imperialism, we must take the most basic assumptions of economic thinking as objects of critique. This contribution refers to Marxian theory of value form and fetish, following the intention to use such concepts as powerful means of a contemporary critique of Economics. The author reads Marx in a way which deviates from traditional Marxist interpretations. He looks at the intrusion of economic concepts into social sciences. With regards to work and education, the author analyzes how Capital exerts power by way of imposing specific societal forms on people’s everyday life.