Political philosophy

For a century, the debate over market and plan has been trapped in a futile circle: how to make the cake and how to divide the cake. But what if the cake itself is poisoned? Taking the threefold division of labor commodification as its core analytical entry point, this book brings a definitive end to this century-long debate. The author, Zhang Haoxiang, puts forward a subversive core argument: the market, the plan,…

The Shackles of Elementalization takes the “factorization of labor power” as its core thread to re-examine the entire history of human oppression, from primitive society to digital capitalism, and to deduce the path toward communist liberation. Below is the core summary of the book: I. Core Argument: Distinguishing the Root Causes of Oppression and Exploitation The book makes a crucial distinction: the ultimate root…