Reproduction and Development
A Case for a ‘Darwinian’ Mechanism in Marx's Theory of History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6344193 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Torrance (Hertford College, Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 382-398 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1985.tb01151.x |
| OpenAlex | W2134306546 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
An attempt is made to meet the criticism that G. A. Cohen's functional interpretation of Marx's theory of history fails for lack of a causal mechanism to explain how functional consequences occur. It is argued that Marx's work contains rudiments of a ‘Darwinian’ mechanism of historical selection, by which those production relations survive that best ensure reproduction of the productive forces. This necessitates the abandonment of Cohen's implausible ‘scarcity thesis
Abandonment (legal · Biology · Criticism · Darwinism · Economics · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Mechanism (biology · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Positive economics · Reproduction · Scarcity · Sociology · Ecology · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 1998 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |