Marxism and the Concept of a Social Formation: An Immanent Critique of the Views of Jairus Banaji

Burns, Tony

doi:10.1521/SISO.2022.86.1.38

All Outputs (3)

Alasdair MacIntyre on the division of goods and “the corrupting power of institutions” (2022)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2022). Alasdair MacIntyre on the division of goods and “the corrupting power of institutions”. Frontiers in Sociology, 7, Article 986184. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.986184

This paper examines the distinction between “internal goods” and “external goods” and its significance for the political thought of Alasdair MacIntyre, focusing especially on its relevance for our understanding of MacIntyre's views regarding the rela... Read More about Alasdair MacIntyre on the division of goods and “the corrupting power of institutions”.

Amartya Sen and the Capabilities Versus Happiness Debate: An Aristotelian Perspective (2022)
Book Chapter
Burns, T. (2022). Amartya Sen and the Capabilities Versus Happiness Debate: An Aristotelian Perspective. In F. Irtelli, & F. Gabrielli (Eds.), Happiness and Wellness: Biopsychosocial and Anthropological Perspectives. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108512

This chapter discusses Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach to human development from the standpoint of the concept of happiness. It locates Sen’s work against the background of the recent capabilities versus happiness debate. Sen’s version of the cap... Read More about Amartya Sen and the Capabilities Versus Happiness Debate: An Aristotelian Perspective.

Marxism and the Concept of a Social Formation: An Immanent Critique of the Views of Jairus Banaji (2022)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2022). Marxism and the Concept of a Social Formation: An Immanent Critique of the Views of Jairus Banaji. Science and Society, 86(1), 38-65. https://doi.org/10.1521/SISO.2022.86.1.38

Jairus Banaji associates the concept of a social formation (involving modal combination, or the articulation of modes of production) with "vulgar Marxism." This includes both the Marxism of the Second International and the structuralist Marxism of Lo... Read More about Marxism and the Concept of a Social Formation: An Immanent Critique of the Views of Jairus Banaji.