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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's an approach in economics that usually rejects Marx's revolutionary politics but agrees with his critiques of capitalism. People like Richard Wolff identity as Marxian.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago

So basically academics in the economic field who aren't totally morally bankrupt but still wanna keep their nice university jobs?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think there's any requirement to reject revolutionary politics, just that "Marxian" doesn't make any political prescriptions.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah it's not required but the only self identified "Marxians" I've come across were raging liberals while I have met "Marxist" academics that were not liberal.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Libs gonna lib, and sometimes they need to engage with Marx. "Marxian" lets them do that without inviting the red scare bullshit that Marxists will always face.

I've never met anyone who calls themselves "Marxian." Only seen it used to describe Marxist economic theory without discussion of Marxist political prescriptions or history.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

A Marxad is just a Marxoid in the category of endo-Marxors

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

category theorists only have one joke and it's AMAZING

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Someone needs make this a bit, with like, lore from 4th level down trotsky group splits.

"No, like, Marxian means you're aligned with the 4.89th solid international, while Marxist means you joined the 4.91th liquids because you disagree with the previous's stance on the peasant question (hypothetical moon-based peasants to be precise)."

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

I think it usually refers to academic study of Marxist philosophy

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

I turn into a marxian ohohoh

I cant even recall my name ohohoh

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Academic jargon that means you need to pay the bills and stay on the boss's good side

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

"Marxian" describes the Marxist critique of capitalism and the economic theory that follows.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

if you're from Mars

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

if you're 🤓

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly just assumed it was the old way of saying Marxist and never thought about it again

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Marxist = political ideology

Marxian=academic discipline

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

I've heard it used recently, I can't remember where, but that Marxian describes ideas around the same time as Marx but not necessarily from Marx.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Marximalist Marxer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Marxian means you're Marxmaxxed, Marxist means you're just a Marxbrained Karlcel

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah this is basic stuff, y'all need to read more theory

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Ghislaine Marxwell maxwell

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago