Hussain on the Market
Critique or Kvetch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21408994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Heath (0000-0001-6024-4371, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 36-52 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-5091 • E-ISSN: 1911-0820 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/can.2025.10034 |
| OpenAlex | W4416232585 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
A critique of capitalism, in order to count as such, must identify a problem that is not shared by all other feasible economic systems, for this would amount to little more than a complaint (or kvetch) about the human condition. The distinction between critique and kvetch raises the question of what constitutes a feasible alternative to capitalism. Although it sounds as though this is a pragmatic or technical question, I will argue that it is usually normative. With this clarification in place, I will consider whether Waheed Hussain’s concerns about capitalism amount to a critique or a kvetch
Capitalism · Complaint · Order (exchange) · Property (philosophy) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Political Economy and Marxism · Political Philosophy and Ethics
Living with the Invisible Hand
Information and Efficiency
What (if Anything) Is Wrong with Capitalism? Dysfunctionality, Exploitation and Alienation
Political Ideals and the Feasibility Frontier
If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're so Rich
Cooperation and Social Justice
Compensatory Justice and Social Institutions
Is Capitalism Obsolete
Marx's Inferno
Why Not Socialism
The Concept of Feasibility
Understanding Political Feasibility
Debate
Problems and Prospects of the Soviet Economy
Market Harms and Market Benefits
Pitting People Against Each Other
On the Philosophy of Group Decision Methods I
The feasibility issue
Capitalism and alienation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |