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Book Reviews by Görkem Giray
The Marx and Philosophy Review of Books, 2022
"Does this mean that there is a contradiction between Marx’s ideas on the transition from capital... more "Does this mean that there is a contradiction between Marx’s ideas on the transition from capitalism to communism in Capital and in his political writings? It only means that Capital tells us a different story, one that is independent of volitional processes and the political aspects of the ongoing class struggle, due to its framework deliberately limited to serve its specific purpose."
The Marx and Philosophy Review of Books, 2022
"Aaron Benanav’s book is an important attempt to invalidate the automation discourse. Despite the... more "Aaron Benanav’s book is an important attempt to invalidate the automation discourse. Despite the fact that ‘there are simply too few jobs for too many people,’ the book argues against the resurgent automation discourse and sets on to falsify the claim that the unrestrained technological change is destroying jobs."
Papers by Görkem Giray
Dokuz Eylul University The Journal of Graduate School of Social Sciences, 2022
Marx’s conceptualization of alienation is influenced by his predecessors Hegel and Feuerbach. How... more Marx’s conceptualization of alienation is influenced by his predecessors Hegel and Feuerbach. However, Marx neither accepts these conceptualizations as they are nor makes a synthesis of them. Instead, he builds his original theory of alienation on the criticism of his predecessors’ views on the subject. As a result, Marx’s theory of alienation becomes materialistic, historical and social. The historical and social conditions Marx was in pointed to the capitalist mode of production and the alienation of the working class caused by it as the causes of unfreedom. In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, he focuses on the wage worker’s alienation stemming from the labour process. The purpose of this article is to present Marx’s critique of his predecessors in grounding the concept of alienation and his original contribution. For this, first of all, Marx’s criticisms of Hegel’s and then Feuerbach’s alienation theories will be explained. In this context, three points of criticism will be identified for each of them. Then, Marx’s theory of alienated labour will be discussed and the four aspects of the alienation of the worker will be examined. Based on Marx’s definition of alienated labour as forced labour, it will be argued that what causes alienation to productive activity, which Marx attributes a principal role compared to other aspects, is not division of labour or unpleasant work—or working conditions—but rather forced labour, which is a characteristic of the modes of production based on private property. The question of whether alienation is specific to capitalism, which arises with this determination, may be a precursor for future studies.
The Marx and Philosophy Review of Books, 2022
"Does this mean that there is a contradiction between Marx’s ideas on the transition from capital... more "Does this mean that there is a contradiction between Marx’s ideas on the transition from capitalism to communism in Capital and in his political writings? It only means that Capital tells us a different story, one that is independent of volitional processes and the political aspects of the ongoing class struggle, due to its framework deliberately limited to serve its specific purpose."
The Marx and Philosophy Review of Books, 2022
"Aaron Benanav’s book is an important attempt to invalidate the automation discourse. Despite the... more "Aaron Benanav’s book is an important attempt to invalidate the automation discourse. Despite the fact that ‘there are simply too few jobs for too many people,’ the book argues against the resurgent automation discourse and sets on to falsify the claim that the unrestrained technological change is destroying jobs."
Dokuz Eylul University The Journal of Graduate School of Social Sciences, 2022
Marx’s conceptualization of alienation is influenced by his predecessors Hegel and Feuerbach. How... more Marx’s conceptualization of alienation is influenced by his predecessors Hegel and Feuerbach. However, Marx neither accepts these conceptualizations as they are nor makes a synthesis of them. Instead, he builds his original theory of alienation on the criticism of his predecessors’ views on the subject. As a result, Marx’s theory of alienation becomes materialistic, historical and social. The historical and social conditions Marx was in pointed to the capitalist mode of production and the alienation of the working class caused by it as the causes of unfreedom. In the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, he focuses on the wage worker’s alienation stemming from the labour process. The purpose of this article is to present Marx’s critique of his predecessors in grounding the concept of alienation and his original contribution. For this, first of all, Marx’s criticisms of Hegel’s and then Feuerbach’s alienation theories will be explained. In this context, three points of criticism will be identified for each of them. Then, Marx’s theory of alienated labour will be discussed and the four aspects of the alienation of the worker will be examined. Based on Marx’s definition of alienated labour as forced labour, it will be argued that what causes alienation to productive activity, which Marx attributes a principal role compared to other aspects, is not division of labour or unpleasant work—or working conditions—but rather forced labour, which is a characteristic of the modes of production based on private property. The question of whether alienation is specific to capitalism, which arises with this determination, may be a precursor for future studies.