Episode 220: On Your Marx
2021/9/7
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In honor of Labor Day, David and Tamler dive into two works by Karl Marx - "The Communist Manifesto" and "Estranged Labor." What is Marx's theory of historical change? Why does capitalism produce an alienated workforce? What role does philosophy play in maintaining the status quo? Plus, fraudulent data in a famous study about dishonesty and former guest Dan Ariely is under investigation.
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Links:
- Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Field Experiment About Dishonesty - Data Colada)
- The Communist Manifesto - Wikipedia)
- Estranged Labour, Marx, 1844)
- Asher Horowitz | Department of Political Science | Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies | York University)
- Marx's theory of alienation - Wikipedia)