Capital Against Nature
James O'Connor's theory of the second contradiction of capitalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3832369 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Spence (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 81-110 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Capital & Class (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8168 • E-ISSN: 2041-0980 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030981680007200105 |
| OpenAlex | W2123143171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 11 |
James O'Connor's theory of the 'second contradiction of capitalism' is a pioneering attempt to reconcile Marxism with environmentalism, and other social movements. This article analyses O'Connor's theory, and finds both serious flaws and startling innovations. While rejecting the overall frame work of a 'second contradiction' as proposed by O'Connor, it seeks to combine his most valuable insiqhts with a renewed emphasis on class, in order to develop an alternative approach to a Marxist understanding of environmental crisis
Capital (architecture) · Capitalism · Class (philosophy) · Class conflict · Contradiction · Economics · Environmentalism · Epistemology · Frame (networking) · Marxist philosophy · Neoclassical economics · Order (exchange) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Economic Theory and Institutions · Economic Theory and Policy · Engineering · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
The Role of Biotechnology in the Agro-Food System and the Socialist Horizon
Metatheorizing Structural Human Ecology at the Dawn of the Third Millennium
Political economy of climate change, ecological destruction and uneven development
Environmental issues
Two paradoxes with one stone
On Misunderstanding the Second Contradiction Thesis
A Green Post-capitalist Alternative to a System of Accumulation
The Great Transformation
Ecology in ancient civilizations
On the two contradictions of capitalism
A prolegomenon to an ecological marxism
Time contradictions of capitalism∗
Marxism and ecology
The second contradiction of capitalism and Karl Polanyi'sthe great transformation∗
Rome's decline and fall
The classic Maya collapse
A Growing Divide
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2019 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |