You might both be confusing Marxist and Marxian thought.
Adherents of Marxian economics, particularly in academia, distinguish it from Marxism as a political ideology and sociological theory, arguing that Marx’s approach to understanding the economy is intellectually independent of his advocacy of revolutionary socialism or his support of proletarian revolution.
I’m certainly not confused, but those trying to make that distinction might be. His political and sociological theories followed directly from his economic theories—refuting the labor theory of value is really sufficient to defeat Marx entirely, or at least eliminate anything that wasn’t already said better by Hegel.
You might both be confusing Marxist and Marxian thought.
I’m certainly not confused, but those trying to make that distinction might be. His political and sociological theories followed directly from his economic theories—refuting the labor theory of value is really sufficient to defeat Marx entirely, or at least eliminate anything that wasn’t already said better by Hegel.
OK, sorry for the superfluous advice then. I have only had a cursory glance at your discussion.