Revolución y repetición

Resumen

This paper is a translation of the lecture given by Kojin Karatani at the Philosophy Department of UNAM. The author proposes a scientifically treatment of history, founded in the study of the repetitive structures, he especially shows the Modes of Exchange cycle, trying to complete Marx’s work, that concentrates on the Modes of Production cycle. The author holds the state is a subject along with capital, it has to be considered as autonomous, because it is an active agent in the capitalism repetitiveness. In addition, he makes a proposal to face the current stage, that has been located inside the repetitive structure, as well as the revolutionary movements of revolution against state and capital.