Cybernetic Capitalism: A Critical Theory of the Incommunicable by Overwijk, Jan

Cybernetic Capitalism: A Critical Theory of the Incommunicable

A Conceptual Interrogation of Capital in a Cybernetic Environment Cybernetic Capitalism presents a groundbreaking synthesis of Niklas...
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Author: Jan Overwijk
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Cybernetic Capitalism: A Critical Theory of the Incommunicable by Overwijk, Jan

Cybernetic Capitalism: A Critical Theory of the Incommunicable

€77,81

Cybernetic Capitalism: A Critical Theory of the Incommunicable

€77,81
Author: Jan Overwijk
Format: Paperback
Language: English

A Conceptual Interrogation of Capital in a Cybernetic Environment

Cybernetic Capitalism 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
workers' creativity.

This ecological logic resonates with the extractivist drive of the Anthropocene, reframing our understanding of capitalism as an adaptive, environment-attuned system. Cybernetic Capitalism also 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.

Author: Jan Overwijk
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 01/07/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9781531508937

About the Author
Jan Overwijk is NWO Rubicon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and Assistant Professor at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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