Social theory neglected imagination in studying capitalism

Evidence

As I will demonstrate in the next chapter, the so-­far-­discussed shortcomings of Imagined Communities reflect a surprising theoretical neglect of the imagination across the disciplines of political economy, philosophy, and social theory. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 157

Categorization

• SEED: Article seed: a survey of why political economy and social theory under-theorized imagination, and what a revived imagination-centered account of capitalism would add.
• XREF: connects to: Speculative imagination, not just disciplined capital, drives capitalism forward — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living With…, 17; Marx and Weber framed speculation’s contradictions but ignored imagination’s role in capitalism — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 228

Broader Connections

• Speculative imagination, not just disciplined capital, drives capitalism forward #expands (0.95) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 17
• Marx and Weber framed speculation’s contradictions but ignored imagination’s role in capitalism #corroborates (0.90) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 228