Infinite Greed: The Inhuman Selfishness of Capital

by Adrian Johnston

Selfishness is essential to capitalism--or so both advocates and opponents claim. In Infinite Greed, Adrian Johnston argues that this consensus is mistaken. Through a novel synthesis of Marxism and psychoanalysis, he reveals how the relentless pursuit of profits is not fundamentally animated by human acquisitiveness. Instead, capitalism's strange "infinite greed" demands that individuals sacrifice their pleasures, well-being, and even themselves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231214731
• ISBN13: 9780231214735
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"