Profitable Ideas
The Ideology of the Individual in Capitalist Development
Description
Scholarly attempts to explain the development of liberal individualism over the course of modern history have tended to focus on key principles and doctrines. As a correction, this book shows that as capitalism the theories, doctrines and moral precepts comprising liberal individualism change and evolve, while its vital social function is preserved.
Author Bios
Micheal O'Flynn Ph.D. (2005) in Philosophy, University of Limerick, is an Associated Lecturer in Social Science with the Open University and teaches sociology part-time at the University of Limerick. He has published articles for Critique: Journal of Socialist Ideas, EU Reporter and book reviews for Review of Radical Political Economyand Millennium.
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Publication date: March 20, 2012
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Decline of Feudal Ideas
2. The Individualism of Hobbes and Locke
3. Individualism, Religion and Science
4. The Th eory of Population Pressure
5. Doctrines of Social Evolution
6. Individualism and the Question of Democracy
7. The Ideas of F.A. Hayek
8. Neoliberalism and Capital Accumulation
9. Economic Downturn and Decline of Free Market
Doctrine
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
