Capitalism and the Limits of Desire

by John Roberts

Addressing Spinoza's perennial question: "why do the masses fight for their servitude as if it was salvation?", Capitalism and the Limits of Desire examines the ways in which self-love as the care of the self has become intertwined with self-love as the pursuit of pleasure.

With ongoing austerity and misery for so many, why does capitalism seem to be so insurmountable, so impossible to move beyond? John Roberts offers a compelling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350214949
• ISBN13: 9781350214941
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"