Author: Socialist Appeal NZ

By Jack Sparrow Joseph Dietzgen once said that official philosophy was not a science, but a safeguard against socialism. Indeed, ever since Marxism emerged as a significant force, not only are Marx and Engels personae non grata in the hallowed halls of the philosophy departments, but Hegel is subjected to a quite shameful conspiracy of […]

By Rufus Tyler The central tenet of Marxist economics is the labour theory of value. Economics was first studied seriously in the 1600s. At this time, mercantilism was the main school of thought. Mercantilism is essentially protectionist, the idea is that wealth and value are created by a trade surplus. Buying and selling was seen […]