The place of the notion of the subject in capitalist society

Abstract

This article attempts to demonstrate that the notion of the subject, contrary to what commonsense would suggest, is not a category that radiates from the moral sphere to other spheres,such as the law, politics or philosophy. This notion is a central category of capitalist lawbecause it is indispensable to the functioning of the capitalist economy. The principle objectiveof the article is to examine the way in which the category of subject acts within the juridicalsphere and relates to the economic system, as well as to examine its conversion to a widelyheld notion in other spheres of social life.