scholarly journals Division of labour in Durkheim, Marx and Honneth: contributions to a political economy of recognition

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 654
Author(s):  
Luiz Gustavo Da Cunha De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Mutual Recognition ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Emile Durkheim ◽  
Historical Process ◽  
Axel Honneth ◽  
Travail Social ◽  
Division Du Travail ◽  
Normative Order

This paper presents a discussion on how the concept of the division of labour within society appears in the work of Émile Durkheim, of Karl Marx, and of Axel Honneth. Historically, that notion has been related to Durkheim’s De la division du travail social, but it was also a subject to which Marx and, more recently, Honneth directed their attention. In highlighting how those three authors conceptualise the division of labour, this paper intents to show that all of them, with their respective particularities, conceive modern societies as a normative order based on the principle of mutual recognition, which for its part is expressed in the historical process of the division of labour. *** Divisão do trabalho em Durkheim, Marx e Honneth Contribuições para uma economia política de reconhecimento ***Este artigo discute como a ideia de divisão do trabalho social aparece nas obras de Émile Durkheim, Karl Marx e Axel Honneth. Historicamente, este conceito é associado ao sociólogo francês, mas também Marx e Honneth se referem a este tema e às suas implicações para as sociedades modernas. Ao ressaltar o modo como cada um destes três autores trata da questão, o artigo procura demonstrar que, apesar de suas diferenças, tanto em Durkheim quanto em Marx e Honneth é possível encontrar traços de uma concepção das sociedades modernas como uma ordem normativa na qual o princípio de reconhecimento recíproco, expresso no processo histórico de divisão do trabalho social, desempenha um papel central.Palavras-chave: Divisão do trabalho social; Émile Durkheim; Karl Marx; Axel Honneth; Reconhecimento.

scholarly journals Émile Durkheim en renfort. Son actualité dans le renouvellement de la théorie critique chez Axel Honneth

2015 ◽  
pp. 143-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Marc Larouche
Keyword(s):  
Emile Durkheim ◽  
Social Foundations ◽  
Axel Honneth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Travail Social ◽  
Nous Montrons ◽  
Division Du Travail ◽  
Democratic Life

Dans ces derniers travaux, Axel Honneth se réfère abondamment à Émile Durkheim pour actualiser les prétentions d’une théorie critique face aux enjeux du développement contemporain du monde du travail. Dans un premier temps, nous montrons en quoi la normativité chez Durkheim prend appui sur l’analyse sociologique; dans une deuxième temps, nous nous attardons au dernier ouvrage de Honneth, Freedom’s Right. The Social Foundations of Democratic Life, notamment à son analyse des formes d’institutionnalisation de la liberté sociale chez Durkheim; une troisième partie permet de montrer la convergence entre Durkheim et Hegel sur le thème du travail et de la reconnaissance; enfin, la dernière partie se concentre sur la critique immanente des formes contemporaines de l’organisation du travail dans la Division du travail social.

scholarly journals Dialectical Materialism

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-109
Author(s):  
Hub Zwart
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Class Struggle ◽  
Dialectical Materialism ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Friedrich Engels

AbstractAlthough Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels strictly speaking never used the term, “dialectical materialism” refers to the philosophy of science and nature developed in (and on the basis of) their writings, emphasising the pivotal role of real-world socio-economic conditions (e.g. labour, class struggle, technological developments). As indicated by their correspondence (Marx & Engels, 1983), their collaboration represented a unique intellectual partnership which began in Paris in 1844 and continued after Marx’s death, when Engels took care of Marx’s legacy, notably the sprawling mass of manuscripts which he managed to transform into Volume II and III of Capital. While their joint effort (resulting in no less than 44 volumes of collected writings known as the Marx Engels Werke, published by Dietz Verlag Berlin) began as co-authorship, they eventually decided on a division of labour (with Marx focussing on Capital), although reading, reviewing, commenting on and contributing to each other’s writings remained an important part of their research practice. As a result of this division of labour, while Marx focussed on political economy, Engels dedicated himself to elaborating a dialectical materialist philosophy of nature and the natural sciences, resulting in works such as the Anti-Dühring and his unfinished Dialectics of Nature (published posthumously), although Engels (a voracious intellectual) wrote and published on may other topics as well, so that his output can be regarded as a dialectical materialist encyclopaedia in fragments. Again, although I will start with an exposition of dialectical materialism, my aim is not to contribute to scholarly discussions on dialectical materialism. My focus is on the how and now, and my aim is to explore how to practice dialectical materialism of technoscience today (cf. Žižek, 2014/2015, p. 1; Hamza, 2016, p. 163).

scholarly journals Émile Durkheim e a análise sociológica do direito: a atualidade e os limites de um clássico

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Orlando Villas Bôas Filho
Keyword(s):  
Emile Durkheim ◽  
Travail Social ◽  
Division Du Travail

Este artigo pretende analisar as contribuições e os limites da abordagem sociológica de Émile Durkheim para a compreensão do direito. Assim, em primeiro lugar, sublinha a relevância do pensamento de Durkheim na configuração da sociologia moderna. Para tanto, realiza uma breve incursão pela análise de Danilo Martuccelli acerca das matrizes do pensamento sociológico sobre a modernidade. Em seguida, a partir da reconstrução de alguns aspectos fundamentais que estruturam a tese veiculada no livro De la division du travail social, enfatiza a centralidade que o direito adquire no pensamento de Durkheim. Deste modo, ressalta, sobretudo, que Durkheim concebe o direito como um fato exterior que simboliza as formas de solidariedade social (mecânica e orgânica). Por fim, recupera algumas apreciações críticas que teóricos contemporâneos fazem acerca da análise sociológica de Durkheim sobre o direito.

Proudhon and Marx

2021 ◽  
pp. 1468795X2199162
Author(s):  
Georges Gurvitch ◽  
Shaun Murdock
Keyword(s):  
Karl Marx ◽  
Viable Alternative ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Emile Durkheim ◽  
Surplus Value

This is a translation from French of a speech given by Georges Gurvitch (1894–1965) originally published in Cahiers Internationaux de Sociologie in 1966 under the title ‘Proudhon et Marx’. Gurvitch, who succeeded Émile Durkheim as chair of sociology at the Sorbonne, discusses the significance of the revolutionary socialists Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809–1865) and Karl Marx (1818–1883) for the field of sociology. In particular, Gurvitch highlights similarities in their thought such as Proudhon’s collective force and Marx’s surplus value and their shared concern for worker self-management. He argues that their mutual antipathy towards each other was rooted in personal feelings rather than in the incompatibility of their ideas, and calls for a synthesis of their ideas which would correct their errors and inspire ‘a new collectivism, neither Marxist nor Proudhonian, but surpassing both’. Lastly, Gurvitch emphasises the recurrent threat of fascism and stresses ‘decentralised collectivism’ as the only viable alternative going forward.

Investigating the political economy of the territory: The contradictory responses of organisations to spatial inequality

Organization ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 135050842110612
Author(s):  
Daniel S Lacerda
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Spatial Inequality ◽  
The Political ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Dialectical Tension ◽  
History Of ◽  
Territorial Division

The spatial imaginations of organisations can be particularly insightful for examining power relations. However, only recently they have gone beyond the limits of the workplace, demonstrating the role of the territory for organised action, particularly in mobilising solidarity for resistance. In this article, I investigate power relations revealed by the political economy of the territory to explain contradictory actions undertaken by organisations. Specifically, I adopt the theoretical framework of the noted Brazilian geographer Milton Santos, who recognises spatial multiplicity and fragmentation while maintaining an appreciation of the structural conditions of the political economy. This perspective is particularly useful for the analysis of civil society organisations (CSOs) in a Brazilian favela (slum), given the context of high inequality perpetuated by the selective flows of urban development. First, I show that the history of favelas and their role in the territorial division of labour explain the profiles of existing organisations. Then, I examine how the political engagement of CSOs with distinct solidarities results in a dialectical tension that leads to both resistance based on local shared interests and the active reproduction of central spaces even if the ends are not shared. The article contributes to the literature of space and organisations by explaining how territorial dynamics mediate power relations within and across organisations, not only as resistance but also as the active reproduction of economic and political regimes.

Grundlegungen der Soziologie

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Schluchter
Keyword(s):  
Karl Marx ◽  
Max Weber ◽  
Emile Durkheim

Die Alternativen soziologischen Denkens Wolfgang Schluchter betrachtet zunächst drei konkurrierende Forschungsprogramme, die er als soziologischen Hegelianismus (Karl Marx), soziologischen Kantianismus (Émile Durkheim) und kantianisierende Soziologie (Max Weber) bezeichnet. In seiner Theoriegeschichte in systematischer Absicht geht er dann sowohl der systemtheoretischen Wende als auch der sprachtheoretischen Wende nach. Erstmals sind beide Teile dieses Grundlagenwerks in einem Band erhältlich.

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