On the ethical foundations of Marx’s critique of capitalism

Fabien Tarrit

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Abstract

This paper questions the relation between Marx’s theory and the issues of social justice. We first introduce an interpretation claiming that a theory of justice in itself is useless because it is idealist. We compare it with an interpretation that implies that a critique of capitalism based on standards of justice allows to avoid the economic pitfall which denies individuality.

Keywords

Justice, Superstructure, Historical Materialism, Real Freedom, Exploitation

Code JEL: A13, B49, B51, D63.