Week 10. Rühle section 24, Capital chapters 26 to 32


1. Compared to the feudal serf, the wage worker is more free in a straightforward sense. How? And also more free in a sarcastic or ironic sense. How?
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2. Marx argues that the rise of the capitalist farmer and of the industrial capitalist involve different stages and factors. Which different stages and factors?
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3. Why is it only half-true to present the rise of bourgeois society as a battle for liberty against feudal and guild restrictions?
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4. When did capitalism first appear? In what ways was it then not fully-fledged?
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5. Were there capitalists and capital before capitalism?
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