Private Property and Communism #shorts - MARX and CHILL 7
Channel: MaylingStudio
Date: 2021-05-11

Today we continue reading Karl Marx's Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844. This text is titled Private Property and Communism, and we discuss all aspects of these two concepts, as well as their relationship. 

First, we start by discussion that the relationship between private property and communism, is the similar to the relationship between labor and capital. If you need a refresher, the early chapters of the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 discusses these at length. And we finally begin to discuss how communism will express itself in different situations. 

According to this text of Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, the first type of communism is crude. It wants to amass all private property and leaves no room for human creativity. The second type of communism has political aspect (whether democratic or despotic). However, because it does not recognize the positive aspects of private property and human needs, it does not manage to transcend them.

The final type of communism is one that is able to transcend human estrangement. Marx explains in this chapter of Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, how humans experience their surroundings through their senses. Capitalism, however, estranges all the senses. The senses get dulled down to only their practical use, for the purposes of creating money and amassing private property. Thus, we don't enjoy our existence under capitalism.

In the text Private Property and Communism, of Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 we explore the shortcomings of communism. Communism is meant to be as a transitional stage, and not the final goal. However, we also discuss why it is possible to create a transition to a new most just type of society. 

FULL episode https://youtu.be/sIZbr_tRefU

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PDF of the text: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/preface.htm

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