Monopoly Capital and the Rise of the Synthetic Age

Following Harry Braverman's assertion that we must examine "by way of concrete historical specific analysis of technology…on one side and social relations on the other" in order to understand the impact of the Scientific-Technical Revolution on our daily lives, John Hedlund and Stefano B. Longo describe the explosion of the Synthetic Age of plastics, revealing the commodification of science in service of capital.

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Monthly Review
Published
2024-12-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14452/mr-076-07-2024-11_3
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Economic Development and Digital Transformation
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Monopoly Capital and the Rise of the Synthetic Age

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Monopoly Capital and the Rise of the Synthetic Age

J.D. Hedlund, Stefano B. Longo
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Abstract

Following Harry Braverman's assertion that we must examine "by way of concrete historical specific analysis of technology…on one side and social relations on the other" in order to understand the impact of the Scientific-Technical Revolution on our daily lives, John Hedlund and Stefano B. Longo describe the explosion of the Synthetic Age of plastics, revealing the commodification of science in service of capital.

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