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February 16, 2026Science & Society0 citationsOpen Access

Alienation And Abstract Labor-Time: Marx And The Romantic Critique

Alienation and Abstract Labor-Time: Marx and the Romantic Critique

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SISean K. Isaacs

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This analysis explores Marx's critique of alienation and value production in capitalism, suggesting a pathway to communist freedom.

Key Points

  • This analysis examines how abstract labor in capitalism alienates workers from their essential capacities and explores solutions through Romantic Marxism.
  • Theoretical analysis of Marx's concepts of alienation and abstract labor.
  • Historical context of working-class resistance and Romantic Marxism.
  • Examination of non-capitalist forms of time and life in capitalism.
  • Workers are alienated from their creative abilities under capitalism.
  • The quantification of labor reduces unique human activities to mere exchange value.
  • Romantic Marxism provides a framework for resisting alienation and envisioning a different future.

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Sean K. Isaacs (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6992b4779b75e639e9b09722https://doi.org/10.1177/00368237251383447
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