Inversion of Determination and Totalization of Value Forms: Modern Capitalism as an Ontological Project
https://doi.org/10.24412/1998-5533-2026-1-312-317
Abstract
The aim of this study is to ontologize the category of abstract labor as the substance of capitalism and to uncover the mechanisms of inversion of determination in contemporary forms of social existence. The article examines the evolution of capital into a Hegelian "substance-subject," whose immanent purpose is expressed in the infinite self-expansion of value, totalizing the space of social and natural existence. Particular attention is paid to how the value form, which previously mediated concrete content, begins to construct social existence itself under the conditions of financialization, digital platforms, and biopolitical exploitation. The scientific novelty of this work lies in its radical ontologization of the Marxist category of abstract labor, interpreted as a primary substance structuring the ultimate modes of capitalism and ensuring the reproduction of new forms of value. The study reveals that capitalist totality reaches its ultimate penetration into all aspects of human life, from labor practices to biological time.
About the Authors
A. S. KrasnovRussian Federation
O. O. Volchkova
Russian Federation
D. L. Fedotov
Russian Federation
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Review
For citations:
Krasnov A.S., Volchkova O.O., Fedotov D.L. Inversion of Determination and Totalization of Value Forms: Modern Capitalism as an Ontological Project. The Review of Economy, the Law and Sociology. 2026;(1):312-317. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24412/1998-5533-2026-1-312-317
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