Making History
Agency, Structure, and Change in Social Theory
Biographical note
Alex Callinicos, D.Phil. (1979) in Philosophy, University of Oxford, is Professor of Politics at the University of York (UK). He has written widely about Marxism and social theory. His most recent books are Social Theory (1999), Equality (2000), Against the Third Way (2001) and An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto (2003), all published by Polity.
Table of contents
Preface
Introduction to the Second Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1 Subjects and Agents
1.1 Three concepts of agency
1.2 The orthodox conception of agents
1.3 Human nature: the need for a philosophical anthropology
1.4 Human nature: morality, justice and virtue
1.5 Practical reason and social structures
Chapter 2 Structure and Action
2.1 The concept of social structure
2.2 The basic concepts of historical materialism
2.3 Orthodox historical materialism
2.4 Rational-choice marxism
2.5 Structural capacities and human action
2.6 What’s left of historical materialism?
Chapter 3 Reasons and Interests
3.1 Expressivism and the hermeneutic tradition
3.2 Interpretation and social theory
3.3 Charity, truth and community
3.4 The utilitarian theory of action
3.5 Interests and powers
Chapter 4 Ideology and Power
4.1 Collective agents
4.2 Falsehood and ideology, I
4.3 Falsehood and ideology, II
4.4 Nation, state and military power
4.5 A note on base and superstructure
Chapter 5 Tradition and Revolution
5.1 Revolution as redemption: Benjamin and Sartre
5.2. Marxism and the proletariat
5.3 The rationality of revolution
5.4 Revolution and repetition
5.5 The tradition of the oppressed
Conclusion
Index
Introduction to the Second Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1 Subjects and Agents
1.1 Three concepts of agency
1.2 The orthodox conception of agents
1.3 Human nature: the need for a philosophical anthropology
1.4 Human nature: morality, justice and virtue
1.5 Practical reason and social structures
Chapter 2 Structure and Action
2.1 The concept of social structure
2.2 The basic concepts of historical materialism
2.3 Orthodox historical materialism
2.4 Rational-choice marxism
2.5 Structural capacities and human action
2.6 What’s left of historical materialism?
Chapter 3 Reasons and Interests
3.1 Expressivism and the hermeneutic tradition
3.2 Interpretation and social theory
3.3 Charity, truth and community
3.4 The utilitarian theory of action
3.5 Interests and powers
Chapter 4 Ideology and Power
4.1 Collective agents
4.2 Falsehood and ideology, I
4.3 Falsehood and ideology, II
4.4 Nation, state and military power
4.5 A note on base and superstructure
Chapter 5 Tradition and Revolution
5.1 Revolution as redemption: Benjamin and Sartre
5.2. Marxism and the proletariat
5.3 The rationality of revolution
5.4 Revolution and repetition
5.5 The tradition of the oppressed
Conclusion
Index
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