The book explores the rise of professional experts such as doctors, lawyers, scientists, and administrators, highlighting their significant influence on the development of contemporary American society. It delves into how these professionals have shaped various aspects of life, reflecting on their impact on culture, policy, and social structures. Through this examination, the narrative reveals the complexities and responsibilities that come with professional expertise in a rapidly evolving nation.
Moishe Postone undertakes a fundamental reinterpretation of Karl Marx's mature critical theory. He calls into question many of the presuppositions of traditional Marxist analyses and offers new interpretations of Marx's central arguments. He does so by developing concepts aimed at grasping the essential character and historical development of modern society, and also at overcoming the familiar dichotomies of structure and action, meaning and material life. These concepts lead him to an original analysis of the nature and problems of capitalism and provide the basis for a critique of 'actually existing socialism'. According to this new interpretation, Marx identifies the core of the capitalist system with an impersonal form of social domination generated by labor and the industrial production process are characterized as expressions of domination generated by labor itself and not simply with market mechanisms and private property. Proletarian labor and the industrial production process are characterized as expressions of domination rather than as means of human emancipation. This reinterpretation entails the form of economic growth and the structure of social labor in modern society to the alienation and domination at the heart of capitalism. This reformulation, Postone argues, provides the foundation for a critical social theory that is more adequate to late twentieth-century capitalism.
The book explores the pivotal moments and controversial decisions that shaped the pharmaceutical industry, as recounted by Roy Vagelos, former CEO of Merck. It delves into ethical dilemmas, corporate responsibility, and the impact of these issues on public health and trust in the industry. Vagelos provides insights from his leadership experience, offering a critical perspective on the challenges and transformations within the pharmaceutical landscape.
Destined to be the best short biography of the 34th president of the United
States, Eisenhower conclusively demonstrates how and why this master of the
middle way became the successful leader of the free world. číst celé
