• ISBN13: 9788124805558
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Religion and Philosophy
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
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• Pages: 212
• Original Price: INR 250.0
• Language: English
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• Item Weight: 180 grams
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“…they see in poverty nothing but poverty, without seeing in it the revolutionary, subversive side, which will overthrow the old society.” The Poverty of Philosophy by Karl Marx is a groundbreaking exploration of the economic and philosophical foundations of society, dissecting the contradictions within bourgeois economic theory given by the influential French philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Marx conducted a rigorous analysis of political economy, exposing the inherent flaws and limitations of prevailing capitalist ideologies by offering a compelling critique of the socioeconomic structures that perpetuate inequality. Published in the revolutionary year of 1847, this seminal text laid the groundwork for Marx's later, more comprehensive works and remains an essential read for those seeking a deeper understanding of the roots of social and economic injustice. Engaging, incisive and timeless, Marx's critique challenges readers to reconsider prevailing notions of wealth, class and power in the pursuit of a more equitable and just society.

• To the First German Edition by Frederick Engels v
• Preface to the Second German Edition xxi
Foreword xxv 1. A Scientific Discovery......... 1
• 1. The Antithesis of Use Value and Exchange Value………….1
• 2. Constituted Value or Synthetic Value……………. 11
• 3. Application of the Law of the Proportionality of Value……………. 43
• (a) Money…………… 43
• (b) Surplus Labour……………52
2. The Metaphysics of Political Economy..........64
• 1. The Method………….. 64
• First Observation…………… 65
• Second Observation …………………..69
• Third Observation……………… 70
• Fourth Observation……………. 70
• Fifth Observation…………73
• Sixth Observation…………… 75
• Seventh and Last Observation ………………..79
• 2. Division of Labour and Machinery…………….. 84
• 3. Competition and Monopoly…………….. 99
• 4. Property or Ground Rent………………. 107
• 5. Strikes and Combinations of Workers………………. 117
Appendices
• – Marx to P. V. Annenkov…………126
• – Marx to J. B. Schweitzer…………. 139
• – From Marx’s Work: A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy……… 147
• – On the Question of Free Trade Public Speech Delivered by Karl Marx before the Democratic
• Association of Brussels, January 9, 1848……….. 151
• Editorial Notes……..167
• Index ……….172