This post was originally published on Public Seminar. To see the original article, click here. Capitalism has been the subject of too many conflicting definitions for any of the claims that follow to have any purchase on truth — understood as an adequation to the real. Beneath the numerous disagreements, however, a common substratum can be
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Courage Before the Break
Courage Before the Break Agnes Heller’s Theory of “Radical Needs” Revisited by Max L. Feldman This article was first published on Public Seminar. See the original posting here. “Good persons exist, how are they possible?” With this question, inimitable Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller outlines her philosophical territory. As readers of critical theory, it is hard to
Is Amartya Sen the 21st Century’s ‘Great Critic’ of Capitalism?
A response to Tim Rogan This article was first published by Public Seminar. The original post can be found here. Tim Rogan, in an essay recently published by Aeon, claims that Amartya Sen is the “Century’s Great Critic of Capitalism.” He states that Sen deserves this attribute because of his groundbreaking approach to capitalist critique, wherein he
Trump’s Bottling of Old Wine
Trump’s Bottling of Old Wine Can we finally lose our bipartisan taste for workfare? The following article was first published by Public Seminar. See the original posting here. It is tempting to see President Trump’s executive order directing his agencies to find ways to require work as a condition for receiving means-tested benefits as another example
Former Faculty Fellow and “Uneasy Street” Author Rachel Sherman Named 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Please congratulate former Heilbroner Center Faculty Fellow and Uneasy Street author Rachel Sherman on being named 2018’s Andrew Carnegie Fellow! The following report was originally published on New School News. In her critically acclaimed 2017 book, Uneasy Street: the Anxieties of Affluence, Rachel Sherman spoke with 50 affluent New Yorkers to examine their lifestyle choices and their understanding
Graduate Fellow Amanda Zadorian Named Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development, Moscow
Please congratulate our Graduate Fellow Amanda Zadorian on her upcoming postdoctoral fellowship at the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow. For more information, click here.
4/25 | Mia White: Rebellion and a Spatial Theory of Love
Please join our colleagues Mia C. White and the Tishman Environment and Design Center for their upcoming Lunch and Learn, “Rebellion and a Spatial Theory of Love.” The event will take place on Wednesday, April 25th, 2018, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, in Room 1605, 79 5th Avenue. Mia Charlene White is Assistant Professor of
Observing the Social Content of Economic Competition: A report of new findings
“Observing the Social Content of Economic Competition: A report of new findings,” by Heilbroner Center colleague Professor Paulo L. dos Santos. This article was originally published on Public Seminar. “Recent studies have found that the distributions of a number of important economic variables follow well-known patterns or distributional forms. These include changes in stock prices, corporate
As West Virginia Goes: Reflections on the West Virginia Teacher’s Strike
Below, find an excerpt from “As West Virginia Goes: Reflections on the West Virginia Teacher’s Strike” by Ken Fones-Wolf. The entire article is available from Public Seminar. “For the second time in eighteen months, West Virginia has become a bellwether for the nation according to many pundits. In the fall of 2016, reporters latched onto “Trump
Collective Imaginations of Capitalism: A Graduate Student Symposium
Please join us for The Heilbroner Center’s annual graduate symposium, coming up on April 13th, 2018, in the Wolff Conference Room, 6 E. 16th Street. This year’s theme is Collective Imaginations of Capitalism. The conference is organized and presented by the Heilbroner Center’s graduate fellows. The schedule is as follows: 11:00 AM: Breakfast 11:30 AM: