POLB72H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Bourgeoisie, Labour Power, Anomie
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Lecture 9 karl marx (1818-1883) the contradictions of capitalist modernity and the promise of human emancipation. B(cid:396)u(cid:374)o baue(cid:396)(cid:859)s (cid:448)ie(cid:449: the jewish community stubbornly clings to its faith while seeking equal civil and political rights in a predominantly christian state, the jews should give up judaism if they wish to be granted equal rights. Christianity is actually a step closer to a secular state that is emancipated (freed) from the influence of religion. The compatibility of religion and political emancipation: religious faith is not an obstacle to the grating of equal civil and political rights. Alienation from the process of production (cid:862)the (cid:449)o(cid:396)ke(cid:396) the(cid:396)efo(cid:396)e o(cid:374)l(cid:455) feels hi(cid:373)self outside his (cid:449)o(cid:396)k, a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) his (cid:449)o(cid:396)k feels outside hi(cid:373)self. He is at home when he is not working, and when he is working he is not at home [my emphasis]. His la(cid:271)ou(cid:396) is the(cid:396)efo(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot (cid:448)olu(cid:374)ta(cid:396)(cid:455), (cid:271)ut (cid:272)oe(cid:396)(cid:272)ed; it is fo(cid:396)(cid:272)ed la(cid:271)ou(cid:396). (cid:863) Alienation from self (cid:862)the a(cid:374)i(cid:373)al is i(cid:373)(cid:373)ediatel(cid:455) (cid:449)ith its life-activity.
