10 Questions
According to Karl Marx, how many main ways does alienation occur under the capitalist mode of production?
Four
Which aspect does Marx claim becomes external to the workers and is estranged or alienated?
The act of production
What does Marx refer to as 'species-being'?
The essence of human nature
How does the capitalist create an immediate disconnection between the worker and the product of their labor?
By taking the goods away from the worker and selling them for a profit
What compels the workers to sell their labor power to the capitalist?
Economic coercion
Alienation From Product of Labor is a result of the capitalist taking away the goods from the worker and selling them to realize a profit, creating an immediate disconnection between the worker and the product of their ______
labor
Alienation From Act of Production occurs because workers don't freely engage in production of their own accord; instead, they labor to gain a wage so that they may survive, consequently selling labor power to capitalist not freely of their own accord but as a result of economic ______
coercion
Alienation from 'species-being' refers to workers being alienated from their ______
essence
The labor/The act of producing becomes external to the workers, it is ______ or alienated
estranged
Karl Marx argued in his economic and philosophical manuscripts of 1844 that alienation is present most intensely under the capitalist mode of production in FOUR MAIN ______
WAYS
Study Notes
Alienation
- Refers to detachment, estrangement, or disconnection from something
Karl Marx's Views on Alienation
- Argued that alienation is most intense under the capitalist mode of production
- Identified four main ways alienation occurs:
Alienation from Product of Labor
- The capitalist takes away the goods produced by the worker and sells them to realize a profit
- Creates an immediate disconnection between the worker and the product of their labor
Alienation from Act of Production
- Workers labor to gain a wage to survive, rather than producing freely
- They are forced to sell their labor power to the capitalist due to economic coercion
- The act of producing becomes external to the workers, leading to estrangement
Alienation from "Species-being"
- Marx claimed that workers are alienated from their human nature (species-being)
- This alienation occurs due to the capitalist system
Test your knowledge of Karl Marx's concept of alienation with this quiz. Explore the four main ways in which alienation occurs under the capitalist mode of production, as outlined in Marx's economic and philosophical manuscripts of 1844.
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