Karl Marx faces the enigma of immaterial production

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18617/liinc.v16i1.5155

Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper presents a counterpoint against one of the central arguments of the post-modern wave, according to which, given the expansion of the production of intangible goods (such as digital audio-visual contents, eBooks, and software), the law of value revealed by Karl Marx has lost its explanatory character. In this direction, this paper aims to analyze how Marx incorporated in his theoretical framework the socioeconomic dynamics of immaterial production. The main references for the analysis were the three books that compose Marx’s most important work, Capital - A Critique of Political Economy and the manuscripts Theories of Surplus Value – Volume I and Chapter Six (unpublished) of Capital.

Keywords: Immaterial Production; Immaterial Labour; Law of Value; Marxism; Karl Marx.

Author Biography

  • Rodrigo Moreno Marques, Departamento de Teoria e Gestão da Informação na Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMG.
    Doutor em Ciência da Informação pela Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMG. Professor do Departamento de Teoria e Gestão da Informação na Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMG. 

Published

30/05/2020

Issue

Section

Political Economy of Information, Communication and Culture

How to Cite

Karl Marx faces the enigma of immaterial production. Liinc em Revista, [S. l.], v. 16, n. 1, p. e5155, 2020. DOI: 10.18617/liinc.v16i1.5155. Disponível em: https://revista.ibict.br/liinc/article/view/5155.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.