PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: W. M. Keck Observatory, Class Conflict
15 Oct 2017
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Wednesday, october 11, 2017: as a theory of political or economic justice. It is either exploitive or alienating, and hence doesn"t allow us to treat people with equal concern and respect". Exploitive: someone is taking advantage of someone else unfairly (taking unfair advantage from someone) Capitalists only hire workers when they can extract this surplus value", and so this exploitive transfer of surplus value is found in all wage relationships. The idea is that private property is objectionable not because its exploitative, but because it"s alienating: where people can"t connect, feel left out. Free from burdens, where the state provided us with shelter and food- you could do what you want (painting, teaching, etc) To alienate" something is to make it alien" or other" to you. The idea that wage-labour prevents us from self-actualization (self-realization) the act of turning our potentialities into actualities.
