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The Theology of Marxism

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Is Not Pure Philosophy

An animal forms objects only in accordance with the standard and need of the species to which it belongs. Man produces even when he is free from physical need, and only truly produces in freedom there From an animal produces only itself, whilst man reproduces the whole of nature. In degrading spontaneous free activity to a means, estranged labor makes man's species life a means to his physical existence. The consciousness which man has of his species is thus transformed by estrangement in such a way that species life becomes for him a means. And so that's heavy. Is not mere philosophy. This is deep ontological claims about the nature of man... what separates man from beast, or man from animal"

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