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The Trasforformation of Labour in Late Capitalism

Student: Dudakova Polina

Supervisor: Kirill K. Martynov

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Educational Programme: Philosophy (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2020

The research examines the changes that have occurred in the format of the labor of the late capitalist era, their potential consequences for the economy and society. It is also raises the question about the difference between modern intangible labor and the mental work of past stages of society. The study is based on modern Marxist theories, in particular on the postoperative trend, in which, when considering labor in modern capitalism, immaterial labor occupies a central place. The study provides a brief overview of the concept of "capitalism" in the political economy of K. Marx, gives a definition of the concept of "late capitalism", outlines its framework and main characteristics, analyzes the concept of labor in the philosophy of K. Marx, from which all subsequent Marxist philosophers repelled, gives a comparative analysis basic theories of "immaterial labor", a general picture of the theory and its main criticism is drawn up, to establish the similarities and differences between intangible and previous forms of labor.

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