TITLE:
The Formation of Karl Marx’s Technological Thought
AUTHORS:
Agamenon R. E. Oliveira
KEYWORDS:
History of Technology, Economy and Technology, Marx’s Technological Thought, Technology and Industrial Revolution
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Historical Studies,
Vol.11 No.4,
December
27,
2022
ABSTRACT: At the beginning of 1845, Marx (1818-1883) began his studies that led him
to develop and mature his technological thinking, focusing on it in 1851 and
maintaining this interest in 1860. In these early studies, Marx used sources
and a German bibliography, in particular the writings of J. Beckmann
(1739-1811) and J. H. M. von Poppe (1776-1854). In this paper, we will study
the main influences that Marx received from the aforementioned authors, from
his works published in the first half of the 19th century, and then, also
highlight some influences arising from the English thinkers of the Industrial
Revolution in England Charles Babbage (1791-1871) and Andrew Ure (1778-1857).