Re: [Marxism] two questions on Marx

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

George Snedeker wrote:
> 
> 1. why did Marx rely on a definition of the proletariat as industrial factory 
> workers when there were so many other members of the working class like 
> domestic servants, sailors, dock workers, mine workers, farm workers and of 
> course slaves.
> 

Cite the passage where he "defines" the working class. In practical
terms _at that time_ the only members of the working class in motion
were industrial workers. But I don't think Marx ever gave a formal
definition of "working class."

> why did Marx insist on defining the capitalist mode of production by the sale 
> of labor power. 

Because the whole of his understanding of capitalism grew from his study
of the sale of labor power.

Carrol

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