The exploitation nonsense seems to begin with Kant and his notion of autonomy. Supposedly men are at essence rational beings-- reason is the source of our freedom. Since most social conventions are not chosen by a deliberative process, they are arbitrary and impose on our freedom of self-determination.
While Kant had a conservative temperament, one can see how this dovetails with the Marxist idea that markets are unjust, traditions are unjust, etc because we didn't have a say in their creation.
The exploitation nonsense seems to begin with Kant and his notion of autonomy. Supposedly men are at essence rational beings-- reason is the source of our freedom. Since most social conventions are not chosen by a deliberative process, they are arbitrary and impose on our freedom of self-determination.
While Kant had a conservative temperament, one can see how this dovetails with the Marxist idea that markets are unjust, traditions are unjust, etc because we didn't have a say in their creation.
JHBowden79 2 years ago 5