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It looks like what you said: >I've also long been perturbed by the definition of capitalism largely focusing on markets, private property, and even entrepreneu
by vannevar 5y ago
It looks like what you said:
>I've also long been perturbed by the definition of capitalism largely focusing on markets, private property, and even entrepreneurship. Since those are like, as old as human civilization probably.
It seems like you want another definition of capitalism that would reflect a more recent development of it. Again, I'm not criticizing at all, just wondering what the perturbing aspect is.
- netcan 5y agoCapitalism, as the term has been most over 200 years of its existence, refers to something that emerges in the industrial era.
- pram 5y agoHuman civilization goes back further than the 18th century jfyi
- vannevar 5y agoOf course. How is that related to the point you're trying to make?
- pram 5y agoThe point being the things I listed are pre-capitalist sociological and economic structures.
- vannevar 5y agoThanks. I guess that goes along with the discussion in the thread above about just when capitalism emerged. I would argue that it was essentially there at the beginning of private property, but that it was overshadowed by government until the 18th century, when it became relevant to talk about capital apart from government because it was now capable of creating change in society at a scale formerly only associated with the state.