{"title":"Adrian Johnston","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Johnston\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that explore complex themes within education and social structures. His writing delves into critical analysis with a sharp focus on how greed and systemic factors influence contemporary society, illustrated by titles such as \u003cem\u003eInfinite Greed\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking texts that challenge conventional thinking and provide a deeper understanding of economic and educational paradigms. Johnston’s books are essential for those interested in expanding their perspective on societal dynamics through a scholarly yet accessible lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"infinite-greed-by-adrian-johnston-9780231214735","title":"Infinite Greed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelfishness is essential to capitalism—or so both advocates and opponents claim. In \u003cem\u003eInfinite Greed\u003c\/em\u003e, Adrian Johnston argues that this consensus is mistaken. Through a novel synthesis of Marxism and psychoanalysis, he reveals how the relentless pursuit of profits is not fundamentally animated by human acquisitiveness. Instead, capitalism's strange \"infinite greed\" demands that individuals sacrifice their pleasures, their well-being, and even themselves to serve inhuman capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohnston traces the mechanisms that compel capitalist subjects to obey the cold imperative to accumulate in perpetuity and without limits—and also without regard for the consequences for everyone and everything else. Facing crises such as spiralling wealth inequality and the profit-driven prospect of a looming ecological apocalypse, the rational self-interest of the majority would seem to dictate putting a stop to capitalist accumulation. By bringing together the Marxian critique of political economy with psychoanalytic metapsychology, Johnston shows why and how capitalism, rather than being responsive to people's rationally selfish interests, disregards and overrides them instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike previous syntheses of Marxism and psychoanalysis, \u003cem\u003eInfinite Greed\u003c\/em\u003e pairs Freudian and Lacanian concepts with the economic heart of Marx's historical materialism. In so doing, Johnston brings to light the complex intertwining of political and libidinal economies keeping us invested and complicit in perpetuating capitalism and its ills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406337720556,"sku":"9780231214735","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/91THMHVWrhL._SL1500.jpg?v=1773962803"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/adrian-johnston.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}