Reification, Or The Anxiety Of Late Capitalism -

Bewes uses authors like Herman Melville, Proust, and Flannery O'Connor to prove his philosophical points. The "Anxiety" Explained

In highly reflective late capitalism, we are acutely and constantly aware of our own objectification. Reification, or the Anxiety of Late Capitalism

We constantly attempt to avoid being turned into a "thing" or commodity. Bewes uses authors like Herman Melville, Proust, and

Reification is the process by which human relations and people are turned into static things or objects. Bewes uses authors like Herman Melville

This creates a defensive, hyper-aware culture focused on "knowingness" and irony.

He frames reification not just as an economic process, but as a deep cultural and social anxiety. Major Themes in the Book