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Published in 1949, '1984' is a cautionary tale by George Orwell that explores the dangers of totalitarianism. The novel is set in a dystopian future where the world is divided into three super-states, with the protagonist Winston Smith living in Oceania, ruled by the mysterious and omnipotent leader Big Brother. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth, where he rewrites historical records to conform to the Party's ever-changing narrative. He begins an illicit love affair with Julia and starts to rebel against the Party, but they are eventually caught and subjected to brutal torture and indoctrination. The novel highlights themes of government surveillance, manipulation of language and history, and the suppression of individual freedom and independent thought.

Published in 1984, 'Neuromancer' is a seminal work in the cyberpunk genre. The novel revolves around Case, a skilled hacker who was once the best in his field but was crippled by his former employer after he tried to steal from them. Case is recruited by a mysterious employer named Armitage for a high-stakes mission that involves hacking into the highly secure systems of the Tessier-Ashpool family. Joined by a diverse group of allies, including the cyborg Molly and the performance artist Peter Riviera, Case must navigate the complexities of cyberspace and the real world to merge two powerful artificial intelligences, Wintermute and Neuromancer. The book explores themes of technology, identity, and the blurring of lines between the physical and virtual worlds.

Publicado em 1932, 'Admirável Mundo Novo' de Aldous Huxley é um romance distópico que se passa em um futuro onde a sociedade é estruturada em castas rígidas, determinadas geneticamente desde o nascimento. A história ocorre em Londres no ano 2540 (632 DF - 'Depois de Ford'), onde a tecnologia, o condicionamento e a manipulação psicológica são usados para controlar a população. O romance segue os personagens Bernard Marx e John 'o Selvagem', que representam o contraponto entre a sociedade distópica e os remanescentes de valores tradicionais. A obra critica as consequências potenciais de avanços tecnológicos e sociais descontrolados, questionando a ética do papel da ciência, tecnologia e governo na formação da sociedade humana.

Written during the winter of 1857-58, the 'Grundrisse' develops the arguments outlined in the 'Communist Manifesto' and explores themes that would dominate Marx's later work 'Capital'. It includes Marx's own version of Hegel's dialectics and his mature views on labor, surplus value, and profit, offering insights into alienation, automation, and the dangers of capitalist society. The work provides a unique insight into Marx's wider-ranging philosophy and his hopes for the foundation of a communist state.

Das Kapital is a comprehensive critique of capitalism written by Karl Marx. The work is divided into three volumes. Volume I, published in 1867, focuses on the production process of capital, introducing the concept of surplus value and the exploitation of labor. Volume II, published posthumously in 1885, examines the circulation of capital, while Volume III, published in 1894, discusses the capitalist process as a whole, including the internal differentiation of the capitalist class and the tendency of the rate of profit to fall. Marx argues that capitalism is characterized by the exploitation of labor, leading to class conflict and eventual crises that necessitate the emergence of a new mode of production.

Publicada em 1967, 'A Sociedade do Espectáculo' é a obra filosófica e política mais famosa de Guy Debord. O livro examina o 'espetáculo', um termo cunhado por Debord para descrever a manifestação cotidiana de fenômenos impulsionados pelo capitalismo, como publicidade, televisão, cinema e celebridades. Debord argumenta que o espetáculo é uma forma de relação social em que as mercadorias e as imagens suplantam os laços humanos, levando à alienação do espectador e à degradação da verdadeira qualidade da vida. O livro consiste em 221 teses curtas, divididas em nove capítulos, e reinterpreta conceitos marxistas como fetichismo da mercadoria e alienação no contexto da era da mídia e do consumo.