tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post8135402211321173596..comments2023-12-23T02:10:09.875-05:00Comments on howl at pluto: Sewell on the capitalist epoch (and its possible end) LFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post-66193835547613736252015-08-09T23:31:18.562-04:002015-08-09T23:31:18.562-04:00Sewell is also vague, as I recall, on what he thin...Sewell is also vague, as I recall, on what he thinks "post-capitalism" will look like. It's not entirely an excuse, but this was a speech (a presidential address to this association), not a full-scale article. LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post-82671555183633810152015-08-09T23:26:17.956-04:002015-08-09T23:26:17.956-04:00I read the Sewell piece quickly -- half-read half...I read the Sewell piece quickly -- half-read half-skimmed, actually. I agree he's vague on what capitalism is. He does mention Marx's focus on the "endless accumulation of capital," but I don't think he (Sewell) singles it out as a defining feature (unlike I. Wallerstein, who does).<br /><br />[p.s. Haven't forgotten your Iran link; I'm just slow.]LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132520298120231193.post-38420965943550006802015-08-09T20:30:44.772-04:002015-08-09T20:30:44.772-04:00Useful link. I read Sewell's piece and nodded,...Useful link. I read Sewell's piece and nodded, then realised he does not offer any thoughts on what capitalism actually is.Peter Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289172253358199028noreply@blogger.com