Intellectual and Manual Labor
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Alfred Sohn-Rethel's "Intellectual and Manual Labour" is a significant work in critical theory that explores the relationship between intellectual and manual labor under capitalism.
Sohn-Rethel argues that the division of labor is not merely a technical or economic phenomenon but a fundamental aspect of capitalist social relations.
He connects the abstract nature of exchange in the market to the development of abstract thought and the separation of intellectual and manual labor.
His work challenges traditional Marxist analyses by emphasizing the role of abstract thought in shaping social reality.
Sohn-Rethel's ideas have been influential in critical theory and have informed discussions about the nature of work, knowledge, and social relations under capitalism.
Sohn-Rethel argues that the division of labor is not merely a technical or economic phenomenon but a fundamental aspect of capitalist social relations.
He connects the abstract nature of exchange in the market to the development of abstract thought and the separation of intellectual and manual labor.
His work challenges traditional Marxist analyses by emphasizing the role of abstract thought in shaping social reality.
Sohn-Rethel's ideas have been influential in critical theory and have informed discussions about the nature of work, knowledge, and social relations under capitalism.
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Jaleh Mansoor as a key theorist whose work informs the book's analysis of real abstraction.
Jaleh Mansoor as a key theorist whose work informs the book's analysis of real abstraction.
Jaleh Mansoor, "Universal Prostitution and Modernist Abstraction: A Counterhistory" (Duke UP, 2025)
