Marx and the Struggle for the Reduction of the Workday

Authors

  • Michael Löwy Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v21i38.33240

Keywords:

Karl Marx, Capital, class perspective, science of the workday, labor movement.

Abstract

In contrast to the determinist and scientistic readings of Capital, here we argue that in that work, especially in Chapter VIII, the scientific and political perspectives are dialectically related.

Author Biography

Michael Löwy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Doutor em Sociologia. Diretor emérito de pesquisas do Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Autor de vários livros, dentre os quais A teoria da revolução no jovem Marx (2012).

Published

2017-06-13

How to Cite

Löwy, M. (2017). Marx and the Struggle for the Reduction of the Workday. Lutas Sociais, 21(38), 10–23. https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v21i38.33240