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General Intellect

In: Historical Materialism
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Paolo Virno
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01 Jan 2007
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Abstract

As part of the Historical Materialism research stream on immaterial labour, cognitive capitalism and the general intellect, begun in issue 15.1, this articles explores the importance of the expression 'general intellect', proposed by Marx in the Grundrisse, for an analysis of linguistic and intellectual work in contemporary capitalism. It links the notion of general intellect to the crisis of the law of value, the political significance of mass intellectuality, and the definition of democracy in a world where knowledge is a productive force in its own right.

Title:
General Intellect
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/156920607X225843
Language:
English
Pages:
3–8
Keywords:
PUBLIC SPHERE; POST-FORDISM; GENERAL INTELLECT; ADMINISTRATION; ABSTRACTION; IMMATERIAL LABOUR; DEMOCRACY; CYNICISM; COGNITIVE CAPITALISM; LAW OF VALUE
In:
Historical Materialism
In:
Volume 15: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1569-206X
Print ISSN:
1465-4466
Subjects:
Critical Social Sciences, Social Sciences, General, Philosophy

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