A Marxian approach to wellbeing: human nature and use value

D. Watson
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The resurgence of well-being as a political priority, object of research interest and individual life goal appears to redress the excesses of capitalism and the dominance of economic growth as the marker of success and progress. However, despite its rediscovery being driven in part by a critique of capitalism, well-being has also proved amenable to furthering accumulation and individualistic consumption. Paradoxically, many interpretations and applications of the term wellbeing do not challenge neoliberal economic perspectives and practices but are complementary to them. In this chapter I draw on the work of Karl Marx, particularly his early writings, to develop a critical Marxian approach to wellbeing, exploring the possibilities and limitations of such an approach. Marx considered the organisation of work and society under capitalism to alienate human beings from their essential human nature replacing the pursuit of wellbeing with the pursuit of wages and wealth.
马克思主义的幸福观:人性与使用价值
福祉作为政治优先事项、研究兴趣对象和个人生活目标的复兴,似乎纠正了资本主义的过度行为和经济增长作为成功和进步标志的主导地位。然而,尽管它的重新发现部分是由对资本主义的批判所推动的,但事实证明,福祉也有利于进一步积累和个人主义消费。矛盾的是,“幸福”一词的许多解释和应用并不挑战新自由主义的经济观点和实践,而是对它们的补充。在本章中,我将借鉴卡尔·马克思的作品,特别是他的早期作品,来发展一种批判性的马克思主义的幸福方法,探索这种方法的可能性和局限性。马克思认为,在资本主义制度下,工作和社会的组织方式使人偏离了人性的本质,用对工资和财富的追求取代了对幸福的追求。
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