Universal Alienation and the Real Subsumption of Daily Life under Capital: A Response to Hardt and Negri

Abstract

This contribution is part of a debate between Michael Hardt/Toni Negri and David Harvey on the occasion of Marx’s bicentenary (May 5, 2018). The discussion focuses on the question of what capitalism looks like today and how it can best be challenged. In this article, David Harvey responds to Hardt and Negri’s previous debate-contributions.

Keywords

• Karl Marx
• bicentenary
• 200th anniversary
• capitalism
• alienation
• real subsumption
• daily life