Contradictions of Capitalist Society and Culture - Dialectics of Love and Lying

The world experiences rampant ideological/political lying and absence of genuine love. Capitalism utilizes lies to hide its contradictions causing people's suffering which undermines genuine love. The right-wing capitalist politics is a politics of hatred, justified by lies. The analysis of love and lying, as aspects of capitalist culture, has important practical implications for the struggle for socialism.

About the author

Raju J Das, Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, is Professor at York University, Toronto. His research interests include Marxist political economy and social theory. His recent books are Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World, and Marx's Capital, Capitalism, and Limits to the State.

Product details

• Authors: Raju J Das, Raju J. Das
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2023
• EAN: 9789004539976
• ISBN: 978-90-04-53997-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Series: Studies in Critical Social Sci
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories