The wealth of societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails appears as an 'immense collection of commodities'; the individual commodity appears as its elementary form
KARL MARX
10
95 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
Learn about the two aspects of commodities.
“
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about philosophy with this collection
How to adapt to different speaking situations
How to engage with an audience
How to use body language effectively
Related collections
Similar ideas
Marxism
Marxism is based on the collected ideas of Karl Marx, the German philosopher. He critiqued capitalism. Main ideas:
- The capitalist mode of production alienates us from the results of our labor;
- The tendency of capitalism to overproduce and crash as a consequence;
- The lab...
Implications of commodification
The commodification of reality and the creation of demand have profound implications. Philosopher Herbert Marcuse state, "people recognise themselves in their commodities".
The capitalist system is dependent on a neverending growth. It would not do if people were content b...
Communism
Communism is a specific form of socialism with the ultimate goal of establishing a communist society that consists of:
- common ownership of the
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates