De Te Fabula Narratur: Marx and Systemism

This article argues that the underlying ontological propositions in Marx’s thought is compatible with the main elements of contemporary systemism. Systemism is the ontological conception that affirms that reality is formed by systems of systems. That is, natural or social reality is formed by system...

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Main Author: Guilherme Nunes Pires
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Language:English
Published: Association Œconomia 2024-12-01
Series:Œconomia
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/18058
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description This article argues that the underlying ontological propositions in Marx’s thought is compatible with the main elements of contemporary systemism. Systemism is the ontological conception that affirms that reality is formed by systems of systems. That is, natural or social reality is formed by systems made up of subsystems and each of them has relative autonomy of development and its own dynamics, although interrelated. In this sense, any society is a system with economic, political, and cultural subsystems with relative autonomy of development. No subsystem can completely determine the trajectory of the development of the system as a whole. We argue that Marx’s ontological elements can be interpreted as a form of systemism, contenting the main elements of this contemporary view of social reality. The ontological categories of totality and uneven development are key to understanding Marx’s conception of social reality as a system of systems and steer his thought away from any holist and deterministic interpretation.
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spelling doaj-art-d1ac4eb0b0a3440b8116f4ef313facdd2025-01-13T16:25:24ZengAssociation ŒconomiaŒconomia2113-52072269-84502024-12-0114475578410.4000/130phDe Te Fabula Narratur: Marx and SystemismGuilherme Nunes PiresThis article argues that the underlying ontological propositions in Marx’s thought is compatible with the main elements of contemporary systemism. Systemism is the ontological conception that affirms that reality is formed by systems of systems. That is, natural or social reality is formed by systems made up of subsystems and each of them has relative autonomy of development and its own dynamics, although interrelated. In this sense, any society is a system with economic, political, and cultural subsystems with relative autonomy of development. No subsystem can completely determine the trajectory of the development of the system as a whole. We argue that Marx’s ontological elements can be interpreted as a form of systemism, contenting the main elements of this contemporary view of social reality. The ontological categories of totality and uneven development are key to understanding Marx’s conception of social reality as a system of systems and steer his thought away from any holist and deterministic interpretation.https://journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/18058Marx (Karl)complexitysystemism
spellingShingle Guilherme Nunes Pires
De Te Fabula Narratur: Marx and Systemism
Œconomia
Marx (Karl)
complexity
systemism
title De Te Fabula Narratur: Marx and Systemism
title_full De Te Fabula Narratur: Marx and Systemism
title_fullStr De Te Fabula Narratur: Marx and Systemism
title_full_unstemmed De Te Fabula Narratur: Marx and Systemism
title_short De Te Fabula Narratur: Marx and Systemism
title_sort de te fabula narratur marx and systemism
topic Marx (Karl)
complexity
systemism
url https://journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/18058
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