Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Descartes, Smith and the Theory of Subject

2010-03-26 Thread Ralph Dumain 
I just came across this old email. I'm compiling 
a bibliography on Marxism and Descartes, and it 
looks like this might fit in. I'd also like to 
read the paper itself. Is it available online?

At 01:27 PM 10/11/2008, dogangoec...@aol.com wrote:
>Dear All, please find below the abstract of my 
>paper on Descartes, Smith and the theory of 
>subject. The paper will appear in the 3rd issue 
>of BAYKUS - a Turkish journal of philosophy. You 
>may think it is not dealing with the 
>contemporary crisis. Sure it does not. But it 
>deals with a fundamental contradiction of 
>capitalism in regard to the question what is the 
>situation of individuals in capitalit markets 
>and production and of how to establish a society 
>in which all individuals might be emancipated 
>and regard one another as their second selves. 
>Cheers, Dogan - Â  This 
>paper aims to present Smith’s theory of 
>subject in his intellectual context and in 
>relation to some con temporary approaches. The 
>issue will be, first, dealt with in relation to 
>Descartes from a philosophical and social 
>historical point of view and this will be 
>related to Smith’s philosophy of subject. 
>After having referred to Smith’s Scottish 
>background as a philosopher, there will be 
>presented Smith’s two dimensional (general and 
>historical) philosophy of subject as a critique 
>of Cartesian philosophy of subject. In that 
>connection there will be pointed to two 
>traditions in the philosophy of subject: cogito 
>and mirror. As will be seen below, Smith defines 
>himself in mirror tradition. This will lead to 
>presentation of Smith’s methodological 
>revolution in the theory of subject and of his 
>use of some of his major concepts such as 
>situation, sympathy, impartiality a nd the 
>division of labour. After having worked out 
>Smith’s investigation into the contradiction 
>between general and historical aspects of the 
>philosophy of subject there will be pointed out 
>that Smith uses a social theoretical perspective 
>which might bring about the emancipation of subject.


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[Marxism-Thaxis] Descartes, Smith and the Theory of Subject

2008-10-11 Thread dogangoecmen 


Dear All,


please find below the abstract of my paper on Descartes, Smith and the theory 
of subject.


The paper will appear in the 3rd issue of BAYKUS - a Turkish journal of 
philosophy. You may think it is not dealing with the contemporary crisis. Sure 
it does not. But it deals with a fundamental contradiction of capitalism in 
regard to the question what is the situation of individuals in capitalit 
markets and production and of how to establish a society in which all 
individuals might be emancipated and regard one another as their second selves.


Cheers,


Dogan


-


 




This paper aims to present Smith’s theory of subject in his intellectual 
context and
in relation to some con
temporary approaches. The issue will be, first, dealt
with in relation to Descartes from a philosophical and social historical point
of view and this will be related to Smith’s philosophy of subject. After having
referred to Smith’s Scottish background as a philosopher, there will be
presented Smith’s two dimensional (general and historical) philosophy of
subject as a critique of Cartesian philosophy of subject. In that connection 
there will be
pointed to two traditions in the philosophy of subject: cogito and mirror. As
will be seen below, Smith defines himself in mirror tradition. This will lead
to presentation of Smith’s methodological revolution in the theory of subject
and of his use of some of his major concepts such as situation, sympathy,
impartiality a
nd the division of labour. After having worked out Smith’s
investigation into the contradiction between general and historical aspects of
the philosophy of subject there will be pointed out that Smith uses a social
theoretical perspective which might bring about the emancipation of subject. 








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