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It is sometimes argued that there are two conflicting strands in Marx’s thought on work and freedom. In his early writings Marx maintains that, although work in contemporary society is an alienated activity, it need not be so. Alienation can and will be overcome in a future society. Potentially, work can be a fulfilling and liberating activity (Marx, 1975d, 1975e). This is what I have been arguing in this book so far. In his later work, however, some say that he changes his outlook and that this is evident in the following well known passage from Capital.
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Sayers, S. (2011). Freedom and the ‘Realm of Necessity’. In: Marx and Alienation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230309142_5
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