Crítica de la economía política, más allá del marxismo tradicional: Moishe Postone y Robert Kurz

Abstract

The present paper aims to present two attempts to update Marx's critique of political economy: those of Moishe Postone and Robert Kurz. Their analysis, developed in the eighties, offer central insights to overcome the shortcomings of traditional Marxism, thus opening fruitful perspectives to update critical theory. Starting from a shared point of view, both present however different diagnoses: while Postone aims at an immanent critique of capitalism pointing out how it raises (and frustrates) the possibility of a new social order, Kurz points out that capitalism has reached its inner limit, entering a phase of decline and gradual disintegration.