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June 20, 2026Capital & Class

Social ontology in open Marxism and political Marxism: From alienation, to exploitation and back again

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XLXavier Lafrance

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Comparative analysis critiques social ontology in Marxism, examining alienation and exploitation concepts in key works.

Key Points

  • This article aims to compare how Open Marxism and Political Marxism utilize social ontology to critique orthodox Marxism.
  • Analyzes works of Simon Clarke, Robert Brenner, and Ellen Meiksins Wood.
  • Explores concepts of social form and social property relations in Marxist thought.
  • Identifies the tensions and vocabulary differences between Open and Political Marxism.
  • Open and Political Marxism offer convergent critiques of traditional Marxism.
  • Both perspectives present alienation and exploitation as complementary rather than opposed.
  • Tensions between the two currents primarily relate to differing terminologies rather than substantial theoretical differences.

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Xavier Lafrance (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3633c0db0793dc1a5399bahttps://doi.org/10.1177/03098168261459857
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