Marxist Worker Ideal

A Marxist Worker Ideal is a labor-centered political economic ideal that positions productive labor as the fundamental source of social value.

• AKA: Labor Theory of Value, Worker-Centered Marxism.
• Context:
  • It can typically identify Marxist Worker Ideal Value through marxist worker ideal labor power.
  • It can typically oppose Marxist Worker Ideal Exploitation via marxist worker ideal surplus extraction.
  • It can often advocate Marxist Worker Ideal Control through marxist worker ideal means ownership.
  • It can often envision Marxist Worker Ideal Society via marxist worker ideal class abolition.
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  • It can range from being a Orthodox Marxist Worker Ideal to being a Neo-Marxist Worker Ideal, depending on its marxist worker ideal theoretical development.
  • It can range from being a Revolutionary Marxist Worker Ideal to being a Reformist Marxist Worker Ideal, depending on its marxist worker ideal transformation strategy.
  • It can range from being a Industrial Marxist Worker Ideal to being a Digital Age Marxist Worker Ideal, depending on its marxist worker ideal historical context.
  • It can range from being a National Marxist Worker Ideal to being a Internationalist Marxist Worker Ideal, depending on its marxist worker ideal geographic scope.
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  • It can inspire Labor Movements for marxist worker ideal consciousness development.
  • It can critique Capitalist Systems through marxist worker ideal exploitation analysis.
  • It can propose Socialist Alternatives via marxist worker ideal collective ownership.
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• Examples:
  • Classical Marxist Worker Ideals, such as:
    • Marx's Original Marxist Worker Ideal, emphasizing industrial proletariat.
    • Engels' Marxist Worker Ideal, analyzing working class conditions.
    • Lenin's Marxist Worker Ideal, organizing vanguard party.
  • 20th Century Marxist Worker Ideals, such as:
    • Gramsci's Marxist Worker Ideal, developing cultural hegemony theory.
    • Frankfurt School Marxist Worker Ideal, critiquing culture industry.
  • Contemporary Marxist Worker Ideals, such as:
    • Autonomist Marxist Worker Ideal, emphasizing worker self-activity.
    • Eco-Socialist Marxist Worker Ideal, linking labor and environment.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Capitalist Ideal, which prioritizes capital accumulation over labor.
  • Feudal Ideal, which bases value on land ownership rather than work.
  • Rentier Ideal, which values passive income over productive labor.
• See: Historical Materialism, Class Struggle, Socialist Theory, Labor Movement.

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