Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844Written in 1844 as a series of notes, Marx's posthumously published critiques on the conditions of modern industrialist societies forms the foundation of the author's denunciation of capitalism. Combining elements of psychology, sociology, and anthropology, it is a profound examination of the human condition rooted in a philosophy of economics. In this concise treatise, Marx presents an indictment of capitalism and its threat to the working man, his sense of self, and his ultimate potential. With a focus on "Marxist Humanism," he describes the alienation of laborers in a capitalist system: since the results of their work belong to someone else, they are estranged from their own labor and can never function as freely productive beings. Through a powerful mixture of history and economics, Marx explores the degenerative effect of capitalism on the proletariat and his true human nature. Regarded as one of his most important books, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 is a first glimpse at Marx's fascinating transition from philosophy to economics. Accessible and influential, it is an important predecessor to the Communist Manifesto and essential to an understanding of Marxist theory. |
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... Rent of Land . 52 [ Estranged Labour ] . 67 84 [ Antithesis of Capital and Labour . Landed Proper- ty and Capital ] . ยท [ Private Property and Labour . Views of the Mer- chantile System and Physiocracy , Adam Smith , Ricardo and His ...
... Rent of Land . 52 [ Estranged Labour ] . 67 84 [ Antithesis of Capital and Labour . Landed Proper- ty and Capital ] . ยท [ Private Property and Labour . Views of the Mer- chantile System and Physiocracy , Adam Smith , Ricardo and His ...
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... Rent of Land . After p . XVII , inclusive , it is only the column headed Rent of Land which is filled in , and after p . XXII to the end of the first manuscript Marx wrote across the three columns , disregarding the headings . The text ...
... Rent of Land . After p . XVII , inclusive , it is only the column headed Rent of Land which is filled in , and after p . XXII to the end of the first manuscript Marx wrote across the three columns , disregarding the headings . The text ...
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... rent and profit on capital are deduc- tions suffered by wages . In actual fact , however , wages are a deduction which land and capital allow to go to the worker , a concession from the product of labour to the workers , to labour ...
... rent and profit on capital are deduc- tions suffered by wages . In actual fact , however , wages are a deduction which land and capital allow to go to the worker , a concession from the product of labour to the workers , to labour ...
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... rent of the land , and reduces the wages of labour contained in the commodity supplied to the lowest rate , the bare subsistence of the labourer during his work . The worker must always be fed in some way or other while he is required ...
... rent of the land , and reduces the wages of labour contained in the commodity supplied to the lowest rate , the bare subsistence of the labourer during his work . The worker must always be fed in some way or other while he is required ...
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... land and labour of his country , according as it is employed in one or other of those different ways , never enter ... rent and wages , rise with the prosperity and fall with the declension of the society . On the contrary , it is ...
... land and labour of his country , according as it is employed in one or other of those different ways , never enter ... rent and wages , rise with the prosperity and fall with the declension of the society . On the contrary , it is ...
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