Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844

Methodology and Conclusions

In the «Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844», Karl Marx employs a dialectical method of analysis to explore the nature of human alienation in capitalist society. He examines economic categories such as labor, capital, and private property in their interrelation and development. Marx concludes that under capitalism, workers are alienated from the results of their labor, the labor process, their human essence, and other people. He argues that this alienation is a consequence of private property and exploitation, and proposes the idea of communism as a way to overcome this alienation and restore genuine human freedom and community.