Question

GLOBAL ECONOMICS PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

1. What was Marx's purpose in writing this essay? Does he succeed in getting his point across?

2. What does Marx mean to convey by the term species-being? Does this concept help you to understand estrangement and alienation more clearly?

3. Do Marx's claims about estrangement and alienation still hold true today? Explain.

4. Are there some jobs that don't fit Marx's claims? If so, what are they, and why don't they lead to estrangement and alienation? If not, why are estrangement and alienation part of all forms of labor?

5. Does Marx's essay help illuminate any of your own work experiences? Can you relate to his discussion? Why or why not?

Answer 1

1. The purpose of Marx's essay was to show people a different way to analyse the economy. He succeeded in getting his point across.

2. Marx explains that "men" are different from animals in the way that "men" have a conscious life activity so he says that man is a conscious being. Yes, it helped me to understand better.

3. Yes. Marx says that estrangement and alienation not only affect the result, it also affect act of production. Nowadays, there are many people working many hours and they do not receive the money they deserve.

4. Yes. There are many jobs in which estrangement and alienation are not considered. For example, in some stores.

5. Yes, it helped me to see that my work experience was unfair.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this task you should answer five questions about Karl Marx.

1. The purpose of Marx's essay was to show people a different way to analyse / study the economy. He succeeded in getting his point across.

2. Marx explains that "men" are different from animals in the way that "men" have a conscious life activity so he says that man is a conscious being. Yes, it helped me to understand better.

3. Yes. Marx says that estrangement and alienation not only affect the result, it also affect act of production. Nowadays, there are many people working many hours and they do not receive the money they deserve.

4. Yes. There are many jobs in which estrangement and alienation are not considered. For example, in some stores.

5. Yes, it helped me to see that my work experience was unfair.