On the Normative Elements of Marxism

Satish Jain

Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice, 2020, vol. 19, issue 1, 7-15

Abstract: This article is concerned with the normative structure underlying the Marxist doctrine and its logical consistency. Two of the most fundamental elements of Marxism are historical materialism and the idea of justice underlying an exploitation-free society. It is argued in the paper that these two elements do not cohere with each other; and that the construction of an interpretation that would make the normative structure underlying Marxism logically consistent poses intractable difficulties. JEL: B51

Keywords: Historical materialism; Idea of justice underlying an exploitation-free society; relativistic and non-relativistic normative criteria; normative implications of Marxist doctrine; question of logical consistency of normative structure underlying Marxism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0976747919842687

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