Das Capital - Karl Marx
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The book "Capital (Das Kapital)" by Karl Marx is one of the most influential works in political economy and philosophy. It explores the structure, function, and contradictions of the capitalist system.
📘 Key Learnings from Capital (Das Kapital) by Karl Marx:
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Understanding of Capitalism
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Deep insight into how the capitalist system works, including the role of capital, labor, and profit.
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Concept of Surplus Value
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Marx introduces the idea that capitalists earn profit by exploiting labor—workers create more value than they receive in wages.
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Commodity Fetishism
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Explains how under capitalism, commodities are valued for their price rather than the labor behind them, hiding social relations.
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Labor Theory of Value
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Argues that the value of a product is determined by the amount of socially necessary labor time invested in its production.
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Class Struggle
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Describes the conflict between bourgeoisie (owners) and proletariat (workers) as central to the capitalist system.
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The Cycle of Capital Accumulation
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Shows how profits are reinvested to generate more capital, leading to concentration of wealth and economic inequality.
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Historical Materialism
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Proposes that economic structures shape society, politics, and history—not ideas or morality.
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Critique of Free Market Economics
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Challenges classical economists like Adam Smith, arguing that markets are not truly free but skewed by class power and ownership.
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Alienation of Labor
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Workers become disconnected from the products of their labor, from each other, and from their human essence.
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Inevitability of Crisis
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Predicts that capitalism will face periodic crises due to overproduction, underconsumption, and systemic contradictions.
🧠 Who Will Benefit from Reading This Book:
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Students of economics, political science, sociology, and history
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Scholars and activists interested in social justice, socialism, and critiques of capitalism
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Readers seeking a deeper philosophical and economic understanding of inequality and labor

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