Das Kapital
Communist economic manifesto
Das Kapital is the foundational work of political economy by Karl Marx, first published in 1867, analyzing capitalism's structure and contradictions.
The German title translates to "Capital" in English.
Marx examined how capitalists extract surplus value from workers' labor, arguing this exploitation is inherent to the capitalist system.
The work remains influential in economics, sociology, and political theory, frequently referenced in discussions of class struggle and economic inequality.
She finally tackled Das Kapital in her graduate seminar.
Laborers lacking capital ownership
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
- surplus valueProduction minus wages paid
- means of productionTools and facilities for manufacturing
commodity fetishism · alienation · exploitation · false consciousness · class consciousness · wage labor
Collective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
Maoism · Trotskyism · social democracy · trade unionism · labor movement · workers' rights · solidarity · emancipation
Gain exceeding expenditure
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- wage slaveryCompulsory labor for survival
factory system · division of labor · private property · market economy · competition · financialization · globalization · imperialism
German economic philosopher
- EngelsGerman socialist theorist
- HegelGerman absolute idealist philosopher
- RicardoSpanish male given name
- Adam SmithClassical economics founder
Original text before publication
- 1867Late nineteenth century
- LondonEngland's capital city
- HamburgGerman city-state, major port
- first editionOriginal published version
proletariat
Laborers lacking capital ownership
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
- surplus valueProduction minus wages paid
means of production · commodity fetishism · alienation · exploitation · false consciousness · class consciousness · wage labor
communism
Collective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
Leninism · Maoism · Trotskyism · social democracy · trade unionism · labor movement · workers' rights · solidarity · emancipation · anarchism
profit
Gain exceeding expenditure
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
wage slavery · factory system · division of labor · private property · market economy · competition · financialization · globalization · imperialism · overproduction
Marx
German economic philosopher
- EngelsGerman socialist theorist
- HegelGerman absolute idealist philosopher
- RicardoSpanish male given name
Adam Smith · political economy · classical economics · Enlightenment
manuscript
Original text before publication
first edition · translation · posthumous · unfinished · magnum opus
- nonfictionbiography, autobiography, biographies, history, memoir
- communismMarx, Marxism, Leninism, Lenin, proletariat
- socialismMarxism, communism, proletariat, bourgeoisie, communal ownership
- Great BooksMeditations, Leviathan, The Prince, Utopia, Walden
- leftismMarxism, socialism, communism, leftist, socialist
- Political TextsThe Communist Manifesto, Communist Manifesto, Leviathan, The Prince, The Social Contract
Das KapitalAtlas Shrugged
Objectivist epic novel
Austrian economics · neoliberalism · laissez-faire economics · classical liberalism · supply-side economics
Das KapitalAdam Smith
Classical economics founder
libertarianism · classical liberalism · individualism · free enterprise · Milton Friedman
Das KapitalThe Communist Manifesto
Socialist political program document
manifesto · pamphlet · polemic · Common Sense
capital, cattle, capitalism, capitalist, capitalize, capitalists, chattel, capitalized, capitalizing