Karl Marx, labour power and abstract work

Theoretical and political mediations

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1677-9509.2020.2.37322

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Abstract labour, Karl Marx, Political economy

Abstract

The formation of Karl Marx´s thought went through different moments and had different influences. Among these, the so-called “three sources” stand out: German philosophy, English political economy and the revolutionary perspective. In the case of political economy, it is possible to visualize three central periods that demarcate important differences in Marx´s relationship with this science: up to 1844, between 1845 and 1849, and after 1857. If, during the transit of these periods, some important categories stand out, the forms of treatment given to the categories of labour power and abstract labour announce important theoretical and political mediations.

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Henrique Wellen, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.

Pós-doutor em Teoria Política na University of Kent, em Canterbury, Inglaterra, 2019; doutor em Serviço Social na Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), no Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; professor associado da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) em Natal, RN, Brasil, atuando na graduação e na pós-graduação em Serviço Social. Professor colaborador da pós-graduação em Gestão Pública e Sociedade, da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), em Varginha, MG, Brasil. Possui várias pesquisas e publicações, com destaque para os seguintes livros: Para a Crítica da ‘Economia Solidária’ (2012), Arte e Emancipação: ensaios sobre cinema (2016) e Gestão Organizacional e Escolar: uma análise crítica (2010).

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2020-12-22

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Wellen, H. (2020). Karl Marx, labour power and abstract work: Theoretical and political mediations. Textos & Contextos (Porto Alegre), 19(2), e37322. https://doi.org/10.15448/1677-9509.2020.2.37322

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