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Reference: Marc Mulholland, ['2009']. Marx, the Proletariat, and the 'Will to Socialism'. Critique, 37 (3),

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Title: Marx, the Proletariat, and the 'Will to Socialism'

Abstract: This article examines the development of Marx’s thought in its attempt to explain why the proletariat as a class were historically inclined to accept socialist ideas. For Marx, socialist consciousness arises from an innate desire to secure one’s mode of subsistence. Class consciousness always idealises independent proprietorship. This holds true for proletarians. However, as capitalism makes individual proprietorship impossible, only collective ownership appears to offer secure independence.


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Peer Review status:Peer reviewed
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Notes:This is a preprint of an article submitted for consideration in the Critique © 2009 Taylor & Francis; Critique is available online at informaworld™: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t741801732
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institutionUniversity of Oxford
facultyHumanities Division - History Faculty
oxfordCollegeSt Catherine's College
 
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Publisher: Routledge see more from them
Host: Critique see more from them
Volume: 37
Issue: 3
Issue Date: 2009
Copyright Date: 2009
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Issn: 0301-7605
Eissn: 1748-8605
Urn: uuid:66e45290-8352-4247-b5ec-eb90f9e67e41
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