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LECTURE 3:
TECHNOLOGY: THE
ECONOMIC MACHINE
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Why is
modern
industry so
productive?
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Lecture plan
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Philosopher, political
organiser, social scientist,
economist
Aims to understand and
criticise oppression in
industrial capitalism
Elaborates a materialist
Karl Marx Friedrich
theory of historical
(1818 Engels (1820
development and develops
1883) - 1895)
an economic critique of
capitalist profit
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Key points:
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The handmill gives you society with the feudal lord; the
steam-mill, society with the industrial capitalist. (Marx, 1847)
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Property rights,
Machines, tools,
knowledge, skills management techniques,
production for exchange
SUPERSTRUCTURE
Legal system
Political
institutions
Ideology
+ = Mode of
production
ECONOMIC BASE
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BUT some scholars argue that this mechanical model does not
reflect accurately Marxs ideas but was developed by later Marxists
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Economic automation
a threat to
employment and the
existing political
order?
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Conclusion
Marx directs our attention to the technologies employed
in production and their economic and political implications
The theory of historical materialism proposes that the
relations of production can limit the forces of production
and encourage a social revolution
Although some question the relevance of Marxs theories
today, his ideas continue to stimulate debate about the
implications of new production technologies and the
future of capitalism
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