in this quarter’s Faith and Economics (sorry no 2009 issues up) by John Larrivee. He has many of the same criticisms I had of the book (as far as I could read it) much better stated.
My main problem is still the idea of the formation of moral imagination under Capitalism. The claim is that humans which can often be represented as either hands (to help work and generate more wealth) or mouths (consumers of wealth) can also become nothing but eyes (desirers), and even nothing but desireres of desire.
Now, why is this any worse than any other false moral imagination? I don’t see how it can be.
Also, and I am desperate to know, what are the actual mechanisms by which this formation of moral imagination occurs???
This process is merely claimed, not demonstrated, and certainly not explained. The argument is so vacuous I have nothing to agree with or contest. Its also intellectually dissatisfying.
Anyway, I am quite enamoured of my new issue of F&E.