Das Kapital
Essential Life Skills You'll Learn
Critical Thinking Through Literature
Develop analytical skills by examining the complex themes and character motivations in Das Kapital, learning to question assumptions and see multiple perspectives.
Historical Context Understanding
Learn to place events and ideas within their historical context, understanding how Das Kapital reflects and responds to the issues of its time.
Empathy and Perspective-Taking
Build empathy by experiencing life through the eyes of characters from different times, backgrounds, and circumstances in Das Kapital.
Recognizing Timeless Human Nature
Understand that human nature remains constant across centuries, as Das Kapital reveals patterns of behavior and motivation that persist today.
Articulating Complex Ideas
Improve your ability to express nuanced thoughts and feelings by engaging with the sophisticated language and themes in Das Kapital.
Moral Reasoning and Ethics
Develop your ethical reasoning by grappling with the moral dilemmas and philosophical questions raised throughout Das Kapital.
These skills are woven throughout the analysis, helping you see how classic literature provides practical guidance for navigating today's complex world.
Das Kapital is Marx's monumental critique of capitalism, analyzing how value is created through labor and extracted as profit. Volume 1 traces how money becomes capital, how workers sell their labor power, and how the system perpetuates itself.
Meet Your Guide
James, 38
labor union economist at national teachers' union headquarters
German-American, married to fellow activist, two kids in public school
Throughout this guide, you'll follow James's story as they navigate situations that mirror the classic. analyzing systemic exploitation while trying to change it from within
Table of Contents
The Hidden Life of Things We Buy
How Things Become Money
Money's Three Faces
The Money-Making Machine Revealed
The Profit Puzzle
The Labor Deal: Why Workers Always Lose
How Bosses Turn Work Into Profit
The Two Faces of Labor
The Rate of Surplus-Value
The Battle for the Working Day
The Math of Exploitation
Working Smarter, Not Harder: The Productivity Trap
The Power of Working Together
Division of Labor and Manufacture
Machinery and Modern Industry
About Karl Marx
Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher and economist whose critique of capitalism shaped the 20th century. Das Kapital took decades to write.
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