(July 29, 2019 at 8:12 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(July 29, 2019 at 8:09 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I suppose it depends on how you define merit. To me, labor is a meritorious activity. Taking this into mind, Marx is meritocratic because he wants to ensure laborers are rewarded completely for their meritorious activity.
He assumes what he wants is achieved, and then pretend that is enough to see it through to achievement. He does not performed any detailed analysis of any pitfalls that might attend its achievement.
I'm not sure I follow. Who do you mean by "he"... Marx or the laborer?