Posted inSociology
Business & Society BADM 605 – Modules 7-8 – Lieberman’s Social
Let's recap the content of modules 7 and 8 and I'll add some insights that I found interesting about the content of these weeks. The Social Brain – Very short…
Posted inSociology
Business & Society BADM 605 – Modules 4-6 – Implications of Ariely’s Arguments for Business, Government, and Society
Let's recap the content of modules 5 and 6 and I'll add some insights that I found interesting about the content of these weeks. Ariely Discussion on Why Otherwise Honest…
Posted inSociology
Business & Society BADM 605 – Modules 3-4 – On Different Approaches to Prescriptive and Descriptive Ethics
Let's recap the content of modules 3 and 4 and I'll add some insights that I found interesting about the content of these weeks. Normative ethics There are several theories…
Posted inSociology
Business & Society BADM 605 – Modules 1-2 – On Society, Human Nature, Social Norms, and Ethics
Let's recap the content of modules 1 and 2 and I'll add some insights that I found interesting about the content of these weeks about Society, Human Nature, Social Norms,…
Posted inEconomists
Chapter 14 – Division of Labor and Manufacture – Capital – Volume 1 – Karl Marx
Summary Chapter 14 of Karl Marx's Capital explores the rise of manufacturing based on the division of labor. Marx describes two origins: the unification of distinct handicrafts under one capitalist…
Posted inEconomists
Chapter 13 – Co-operation – Capital – Volume 1 – Karl Marx
Summary In Chapter 13 of Capital, Karl Marx delves into the transformative role of co-operation in capitalist production. He explains that when a large number of workers operate simultaneously under…
Posted inEconomists
Chapter 12 – The Concept of Relative Surplus-Value – Capital – Volume 1 – Karl Marx
Summary In Chapter 12 of Capital, Karl Marx introduces the concept of relative surplus-value, distinguishing it from absolute surplus-value. Unlike absolute surplus-value—gained by extending the working day—relative surplus-value is generated…
Posted inEconomists
Chapter 11 – Rate and Mass of Surplus-Value – Capital – Volume 1 – Karl Marx
Summary Focus Keyphrase: surplus-value rate and mass in Marxist theory In Chapter 11 of Capital, Karl Marx explores how the rate of surplus-value (degree of exploitation) and the variable capital…
Posted inEconomists
Chapter 10 – The working day – Capital – Volume 1 – Karl Marx
Summary In Chapter 10 of Capital, Karl Marx examines the concept of "The Working Day", offering a powerful critique of how capitalism maximizes profit by extending labor time. He explains…
Posted inEconomists
Chapter 9 – The rate of surplus-value – Capital – Volume 1 – Karl Marx
Summary Chapter 9 of Capital by Karl Marx explores how surplus-value is created through the exploitation of labor in the capitalist system. Marx dissects the formula C = c +…