Marx, Karl XXXXXXXXXXEconomic and philosophic manuscripts of 1844. Mineola, NY: Dover. This is one of Marx’s earliest works on labour, capital, private property, estranged/ alienated labour and...

Marx, Karl. 1844. Economic and philosophic manuscripts of 1844. Mineola, NY: Dover. This is one of Marx’s earliest works on labour, capital, private property, estranged/ alienated labour and communism. It is generally considered as his most important work for grounding a humanist critical theory that wants to create a society in which all humans live a good life. Questions for discussion and consideration:

• What is, for Marx, the most fundamental problem of capitalism?

• What does Marx mean by alienation (note: a synonymous term is estrangement)?

• How does Marx understand the term “communism”?

• How can Marx’s concepts of capitalism, labour, alienation (and alternatives) be used for understanding social media critically?