The Importance of Others: Marx on Unalienated Production

Kandiyali, Jan

doi:10.1086/708536

The Importance of Others: Marx on Unalienated Production

Kandiyali, Jan

Authors

Dr Jan Kandiyali jan.kandiyali@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Political Theory

Abstract

Marx’s vision of unalienated production is often thought to be subject to decisive objections. This article argues that these objections rely on a misinterpretation of Marx’s position. It provides a new interpretation of Marx’s vision of unalienated production. Unlike another well-known account, it suggests that unalienated production involves realizing oneself through providing others with the goods and services they need for their self-realization. It argues that this view is appealing and that it offers a more successful response to objections than previous interpretations. In doing so, it hopes to put Marx’s concern with alienation and nonalienation back on the table.

Citation

Kandiyali, J. (2020). The Importance of Others: Marx on Unalienated Production. Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy, 130(4), 555-587. https://doi.org/10.1086/708536

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	2020-07
Deposit Date	Sep 23, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Sep 24, 2021
Journal	Ethics
Print ISSN	0014-1704
Electronic ISSN	1539-297X
Publisher	The University of Chicago Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	130
Issue	4
Pages	555-587
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1086/708536