Book · 1977 · Business & Economics
Capital
A Critique of Political Policy
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If one reads Capital, it is a prophetic work about England and about any country that follows England down the route of Industrial Revolution and class society.
What they say about it
- Discusses reading the book“reading our way through”2
- Explains economic concepts“labor is the only commodity”2
The best things said about it
A lot of Marx's critique of capital, it's pretty sound.
Like like I I want to say this too that like there there's like a theory version of this in capital where Markx talks about how like labor is the only commodity that you pay for at the end.
This distinction between your house as a wealth asset and your house and you living in it. This is chapter one of Capital.
So in in Marxism, this the central mystery of the commodity is that a commodity is a well I mean central mystery isn't the right word but this is this is one of the one of the opening things in capital is that you know this is this is this is this thing called the commodity fetish.
When you read Capital, Volume 1, 2, and 3, you end up really admiring and appreciating the dynamic aspect of capitalism, which is technological change.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Sep 2018 Where and when it comes up
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Capital by Karl Marx is a foundational critique of political economy that examines the mechanics of capitalist production, commodity fetishism, and the systemic exploitation of labor. On Breaking Points, Emily Jashinsky referenced the third volume of Marx's work to argue that contemporary analysts often overlook how debt and leverage dictate resource control. On Behind the Bastards, Mia Wong and Garrison Davis frequently discussed the text to analyze foundational concepts such as the distinction between a personal residence and a wealth asset, as well as the unique way labor functions as a commodity paid for only after its expenditure. Gilbert Cruz explored the book's broader cultural footprint on The Book Review by discussing how authors utilize its prominent chapter headings to anchor modern literary narratives. Meanwhile, hosts on Timcast IRL acknowledged that while Marx provided a remarkably sound critique of capitalist structures, his proposed socio-political solutions remain deeply contentious. James Lindsay noted on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast that isolating the economic analyses of Capital misses the thinker's broader philosophical scope, confirming the book's enduring status as a heavily debated text.
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Emily Jashinsky And it's like Besant needs to go back and reread his like volume three of volume three of Marx's Capital, w… 1
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“And it's like Besant needs to go back and reread his like volume three of volume three of Marx's Capital, which talks about the way that debt and leverage shape who has control over over resources, cuz I think he's he's forgotten uh the way that this has unfolded.”
Steve Keen that's what you want to find a great explanation for Marxist philosophy I forgotten the author I think it's… 3
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“that's what you want to find a great explanation for Marxist philosophy I forgotten the author I think it's wild wde Marx in contradiction”
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“and we bunch of about 20 or 30 of us reading our way through marks Capal like what which volume one volume one capital”
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“well what marks argued and you read this in capital and I read this in capital”
Mia Wong Like like I I want to say this too that like there there's like a theory version of this in capital where M… 2
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“Like like I I want to say this too that like there there's like a theory version of this in capital where Markx talks about how like labor is the only commodity that you pay for at the end”
Discussed
“So in in Marxism, this the central mystery of the commodity is that a commodity is a well I mean central mystery isn't the right word but this is this is one of the one of the opening things in capital is that you know this is this is this is this thing called the commodity fetish.”
Christopher Wong But he wrote he wrote a bunch of books and one of those books is capital and and in in capital. So okay, so… 1
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“But he wrote he wrote a bunch of books and one of those books is capital and and in in capital. So okay, so you you you have you have your worker, right? And she she she works to make hospital stretchers and the thing that makes the hospital stretcher have value is the amount of time that it takes”
Garrison Davis Literally, this distinction between between your house as a wealth asset and your house and you living in i… 1
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“Literally, this distinction between between your house as a wealth asset and your house and you living in it. This is chapter one of capital.”
Gilbert Cruz You in this book take your chapter titles I believe correct me if I'm wrong from Kar Marx his book das capa… 1
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“You in this book take your chapter titles I believe correct me if I'm wrong from Kar Marx his book das capal Ulisses is threaded throughout funhome there there are many books thread it throughout are you my mother Virginia Wolf and some other authors”
Ian Crossland I was reading a book by Marx and he explains Capital 1
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“I was reading a book by Marx and he explains Capital”
James Lindsay if we focus on his economic analysis in capital we miss the entire picture 1
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“if we focus on his economic analysis in capital we miss the entire picture”
Niall Ferguson I think if one reads Capital it is a a prophetic work about England and about any country that follows Engl… 1
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“I think if one reads Capital it is a a prophetic work about England and about any country that follows England down the the route of of Industrial Revolution and and class society.”
Stephen Dubner One thing that's fascinating about Marx is that he's known as a critic of capitalism. But actually, when yo… 1
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“One thing that's fascinating about Marx is that he's known as a critic of capitalism. But actually, when you read Capital, Volume 1, 2, and 3, you end up really admiring and appreciating the dynamic aspect of capitalism, which is technological change.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
Discussed
“This goes all the way back to Karl Marx. A lot of Marx's critique of capital, it's pretty sound. But it's it's the solutions that are the problem.”
Discussed
“It's 600 pages long. It's it's Yeah. I mean do you even read capital? Like come on. All all all 25 volumes. I have no shade of capital. I mean it's a good book.”
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Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“If you’ve never read Capital but you believe that people have a right to govern themselves, which you’ve just described, most American voters, we should describe most American voters.”
Passing
“As an intellectual, he loved his books, including Marx's capital, Rosa Luxembourg's The Accumulation of Capital, and Hegel's Logic and his intellectualism naturally fed into his elitism.”
Passing
“Like these people couldn't develop like a left these people couldn't develop a natural class analysis if you beat them over the head with a copy of capital.”
Passing
“There's a thing in volume one of Capital about this that I was like, 'Oh, I could pull this up.' And then I was like, 'That is too much work. I'm not going to do it.'”
Passing
“There's a there's a thing in volume one of Capital about this that I I was like, "Oh, I could pull this up." And then I was like, "That is too much work. I'm not going to do it."”