Marx Querry: Leisure

michael perelman michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Tue Jun 8 11:43:57 PDT 1999


For Marx, in a rational society, leisure would mean the chance for workers to gain a greater understanding of the world around them, becoming better and more productive people. see Grundrisse, around p. 700, if I recall.

Jacob Segal wrote:


> Hello List,
>
> If anyone has insights or citations regarding Marx's writing on the concept
> of leisure I'd appreciate any off or on list help. Particularly, I am
> interested in how Marx viewed lesiure as a example or just glimpse of what
> unalienated existence might look like.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Jacob Segal
> Hunter College

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