01 February 2023
Activity: Human Interest: On Usury
Istanbul Gelisim University, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, by Prof. An event titled "Human Interest: On Usury" will be held on 25.03.2022 between 14.30-15.30 with the participation of Arthur Bradley.
Information about the event is below:
Title: Human Interest: On Usury
Abstract:
This paper offers a new reading of the early modern debate on usury from Shakespeare to Bentham. To summarize, I will argue that what is at stake in the supposed “repeal” of the ancient prohibition against usury is the production of a new theory of the subject as not simply “human capital” (Foucault) but as what I want to call “human interest”. In conclusion, I argue that the modern indebted subject is not merely permitted but naturally and rationally compelled to borrow and lend at interest.
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