Destiny of the thesis by K. Marx on absolute impoverishment of proletariat in the context of modern global capitalism

  • Cheslav S. Kirvel Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, 22 Azheshka Street, Grodno 230023, Belarus

Abstract

The article analyzes the thesis by K. Marx on absolute impoverishment of proletariat with regard to global capitalism that has become firmly established nowadays. The author grounds the idea that modern social economic situation where capitalism from relatively local along with huge non-capital periphery has evolved in global phenomenon. This validates the truth of Marx’s most criticized thesis its coincidence with contemporary state of modern capital microsystem.

Author Biography

Cheslav S. Kirvel, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, 22 Azheshka Street, Grodno 230023, Belarus

doctor of science (philosophy), full professor; head of the department of philosophy, faculty of pedagogiсs

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Published
2019-01-17
Keywords: absolute impoverishment, global capitalism, exploitation, expansion, wealth, capital, automation, robotization, “unnecessary” people
How to Cite
Kirvel, C. S. (2019). Destiny of the thesis by K. Marx on absolute impoverishment of proletariat in the context of modern global capitalism. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 3, 16-22. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/1990
Issue
No 3 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
To the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of K. Marx

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