Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 Marx explains how, under capitalism, people rely on labor to live. In the past people could rely on Nature itself for their natural needs; in modern society, if one wants to eat, one must work: it is only through money that one may survive. Thus, man becomes a slave to his wages. It is only through his work that he can find enough money to continue to live; but he doesn't simply live, he actually only survives, as a worker. Labor is only used to create more wealth, instead of achieving the fulfillment of human nature. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment. |
Contents
Rent of Land | |
Estranged Labor | |
Antithesis of Capital and Labor Landed Property and Capital | |
Private Property and Labor Views of the Mercantile System | |
The Meaning of Human Requirements Where There Is Private Property | |
The Power of Money in Bourgeois Society | |
Critique of the Hegelian Dialectic and Philosophy as a Whole | |
APPENDIX | |
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