On Arendt’s Interpretation And Criticism Of Marx’s Labor Thesis

Starting from the reflection on modernity, Arendt from the perspective of political philosophy of Marx’s labor thesis proposed sharp criticism: question of the personal nature of labor, criticism of Marx’s labor theory of the consequences of modernity and the Marx’s labor theory to pullback of Western political thought tradition. These questions and criticism, Marx’s labor theory and systematic thoughts the value purport and the significance of change constitutes a great challenge, so it must be true implication of re analysis of Marx’s labor theory.In Marx’s view, labor theory to modern criticism for intrinsic value purport, including philosophical anthropology, political economics and political philosophy triple dimension, respectively, highlighting the Marx to understand and solve the problem of the modern philosophical, scientific and practical. Three people support each other, cross penetration, are indispensable, not only reflects the Marx of Western tradition consciousness and inheritance, constitute the overall planning of Marx’s critique of Capitalism: Theory of philosophical anthropology dimension is as human self existence of the "free labor" concept, it is the dimension of political economics and political philosophy dimension value guidance; theory dimension of political economics is the capitalist mode of production under the "labor" or "labor force" concept, it constitutes a scientific proof or support of philosophical anthropology and political philosophy dimension; theory dimension of political philosophy, get rid of the power of capital to overthrow the labor employment system of "labor liberation" concept, it constitutes the practice path of philosophical anthropology dimension and dimension of political economics. If will three dimension separated may lead to labor theory reduced for abstract humanitarian and idealistic principles, or for non critical positivism economics degraded, or degenerate to the mob doctrine and anarchism. Therefore, labor as criticizing the reality of capitalist society, the characterization of the future ideal society, constructing revolutionary Liberation Road, the basic concept is descriptive and construction, fact and value is organic and unified, highlighting the principle of combining theory and practice in Marx’s theory of root, occupies a crucial position in the historical materialism and the theory of Marx.Standing in the Marxist stand in contrast, Arendt criticized, can be found: Based on the ideal of the ancient Greek political life and the action ontology theory set, Arendt of Marx’s labor theory of the purely intellectual interpretation, separates the Marx labor theory of multi dimension and the internal tensions, digestion of the Marx labor theory critique of modernity theme. On the way of overcoming the crisis, Marx and Ahrendt formed the political philosophy way of "looking forward" and "looking backwards" respectively.. Arendt’s criticism, in a certain extent activation of Marx’s labor theory of modern critique of philosophy and political meaning connotation. It is not only beneficial to develop the research of Marxism ideological history perspective, the more help to Marxism in the contemporary context expansion and liberalism and conservatism of competition theory.