Marks, Horkheimer, Bauman, Harman. Globalizacja a problem emancypacji społecznej
MARKS, HORKHEIMER, BAUMAN, HARMAN: GLOBALIZATION AND THE PROBLEM OF SOCIAL EMANCIPATION

Summary/Abstract: The article confronts Karl Marx’s groundbreaking projection of globalization with the statements of modern theoreticians like Max Horkheimer, Zygmunt Bauman and Chris Harman, which are linked to the marxist concept of historical materialism. Author shows the difference between the optimistic vision of social order based on the peaceful coexistence of the integrated humanity, which can be found in Marx’s works, and the negative economical, political, social and psychological consequences of the actual stage of globalization – described by Marx’s modern followers. In the Marx’s idea of “social emancipation” the liberty is harmonized with equality, however, according to Horkheimer, the “administrated world” puts an end to liberty, doing so in her name, on the other hand, according to Bauman, the “disorder” born in the globalizing world excludes both liberty and equality. Reference to Chris Harman servers for the purpose of reminder, that even although, the capitalist system is evolving, it’s essence remains the same, because the capital – at present, and at the times of Marx – is the vampire, living by sucking blood from the proletariat. British theoretician, like Marx before, sees the emancipation capability inside the working class – which now is the most numerous since the beginning of capitalism.

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