Eugene McCarraher’s book, The Enchantments of Mammon, explains how the Romantic movement spawned an alternative critique of capitalism, one that can be compatible with conservative as well as certain Enlightenment tendencies even while envisioning a type of communism. John Ruskin is perhaps the greatest inspiration among the Romantic authors for McCarraher. While his love of British empire and embrace of hierarchy may not be desirable, other elements of Ruskin’s thought, and romantic thought generally, are worth considering. McCarraher’s article in Plough: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/comrade-ruskin For more from me: https://lauriemjohnson.com/ https://politicalphilosophy.video.blog/ Here’s the URL to the Political Philosophy Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/608141959786172/about/

Ruskin, Blake and the Romantic Rejection of Automation (Enchantments of Mammon 3-Audio)