{"product_id":"cybernetic-capitalism-a-critical-theory-of-the-incommunicable-paperback-softback-9781531508937","title":"Cybernetic Capitalism; A Critical Theory of the Incommunicable (Paperback \/ softback) 9781531508937","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCybernetic Capitalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Theory of the Incommunicable\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan Overwijk (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531508937\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.345 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Conceptual Interrogation of Capital in a Cybernetic Environment \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCybernetic Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e presents a groundbreaking synthesis of Niklas Luhmann's systems theory and critical theory. Overwijk examines how neoliberal capitalism now thrives on the management of incommunicability rather than the pursuit of total communicability, harnessing ecological complexity as its driving force. Contrary to earlier critiques that highlighted capitalism's push to render all social life fully communicable, the current era encourages market incalculability, profits from user unpredictability, and spurs service\u003cbr\u003e workers' creativity.\u003cbr\u003e This ecological logic resonates with the extractivist drive of the Anthropocene, reframing our understanding of capitalism as an adaptive, environment-attuned system. \u003ci\u003eCybernetic Capitalism \u003c\/i\u003ealso exposes how these dynamics intersect with the cultural rise of conspiracy theories and radical-right irrationalism. By illuminating capitalism's paradoxical reliance on both rationalist and irrationalist currents, Overwijk provides a vital new lens for interpreting the complex politics of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e: Abstract Ecologies   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. \u003c\/b\u003eCritical Systems Theory: Ecological Confrontation   15\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. \u003c\/b\u003eSpiraling into Control: Paradoxes of Thermodynamic Rationalization   55\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Vitalist Alternative: Sympoietic Multitudes   93\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. \u003c\/b\u003eCybernetic Rationalization: Valorizing the Incommunicable   121\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/b\u003e: Cybernetic Irrationalization   155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e  179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes \u003c\/i\u003e  183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography \u003c\/i\u003e  189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex \u003c\/i\u003e  211\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656099197208,"sku":"9781531508937","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cybernetic-capitalism-a-critical-theory-of-the-incommunicable-paperback-softback-9781531508937","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}