The Epistemology of Exploitation: A Class Analysis of Knowledge and Labor

This article provides an in-depth analysis of Guglielmo Carchedi's thought, focusing on the concept of the epistemology of exploitation. The author argues that in the capitalist system, knowledge is not neutral but constitutes an integral element of the structure of exploitation and class domination. The text discusses in detail the process of mental transformation and the role of the means of mental production, which capital uses to organize social and economic reality. The analysis demonstrates how science becomes a mechanism for regulating the flow of value and labor, rather than simply a set of objective facts. The reader will learn how regimes of truth are constructed by the non-producing class to maintain hegemony, and the importance of the epistemological subjectivity of the proletariat for emancipation. This is essential reading for those interested in critical social theory and Marxist analysis of science.