[lbo-talk] New Imperialism or New Capitalism?

Charles Brown cbrown at michiganlegal.org
Wed Dec 29 08:09:39 PST 2004


Perhaps you could take a look at the thread just woven on this list. The thread's name went "plagerism watch /LTOV/LTOP/Missing Marx". One side argues strongly that Marx's was a contradiction of Locke's theory. :>).

Charles

^^^^^^

Jonathan Nitzan:

I'll try to clarify.

To exploit somebody is to take from him/her something that is "theirs." I believe -- and correct me if I'm wrong -- that Marx took from Locke the notion of ownership by virtue of creativity. The worker creates the product, which in turn makes the product "belong" to him/her. Now, in a commodity producing society the capitalist takes from the worker part of what the worker produces. For this reason, Marx says that the worker is being exploited.

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