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What makes communism possible? The self-realisation interpretation (2023)
Journal Article
Kandiyali, J. (2024). What makes communism possible? The self-realisation interpretation. Politics, Philosophy & Economics, 23(3), 273-294. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470594x231219764

In the Critique of Gotha Programme, Karl Marx famously argues that a communist society will be characterised by the principle, ‘From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs!’ I take up a question about this principle that was... Read More about What makes communism possible? The self-realisation interpretation.

Communism Shouldn't be Post-Work (2023)
Book Chapter
Kandiyali, J., & Gomberg, P. Communism Shouldn't be Post-Work. In D. Celentano, M. Cholbi, J. Deranty, & K. Schaff (Eds.), Debating a Post-Work Future: Perspectives from Philosophy and the Social Sciences. Routledge. Manuscript submitted for publication

Marx, Communism, and Basic Income (2022)
Journal Article
Kandiyali, J. (2022). Marx, Communism, and Basic Income. Social Theory and Practice, 48(4), 647-664. https://doi.org/10.5840/soctheorpract202283169

Should Marxists support universal basic income (UBI), i.e., a regular cash income paid to all without a means test or work requirement? This paper considers one important argumentthatthey should, namely that UBI would be instrumentally effective in h... Read More about Marx, Communism, and Basic Income.

Should Socialists be Republicans? (2022)
Journal Article
Kandiyali, J. (online). Should Socialists be Republicans?. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2022.2070834

This paper presents a critique of left republican writings from a non-republican socialist standpoint. It examines three claims that have been advanced by left republican authors: that workers are dominated 1) by their lack of access to the means of... Read More about Should Socialists be Republicans?.

Is Marx's Thought on Freedom Contradictory? (2021)
Journal Article
Kandiyali, J. (2021). Is Marx's Thought on Freedom Contradictory?. Critical Review, 33(2), 171-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/08913811.2021.1984052

In The Longing for Total Revolution Bernard Yack argues that Marx’s thought is plagued by a recurring contradiction. On the one hand, Marx criticizes his idealist predecessors for failing to get beyond the dichotomy between human freedom and natural... Read More about Is Marx's Thought on Freedom Contradictory?.

The Importance of Others: Marx on Unalienated Production (2020)
Journal Article
Kandiyali, J. (2020). The Importance of Others: Marx on Unalienated Production. Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy, 130(4), 555-587. https://doi.org/10.1086/708536

Marx’s vision of unalienated production is often thought to be subject to decisive objections. This article argues that these objections rely on a misinterpretation of Marx’s position. It provides a new interpretation of Marx’s vision of unalienated... Read More about The Importance of Others: Marx on Unalienated Production.

Historical Materialism: Marx (2019)
Book Chapter
Kandiyali, J. (2019). Historical Materialism: Marx. In J. Shand (Ed.), A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Philosophy (236-260). Wiley

This chapter discusses the philosophical side of Marx's thought as well as some of the major debates about it in the secondary literature. It is organized into three sections. The first examines Marx's early writings, focusing, in particular, on his... Read More about Historical Materialism: Marx.