O Marxismo Libertário de Maurício Tragtenberg

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to discuss the Marxist authenticity of Maurício Tragtenberg, bringing together some of Marx's methodological assumptions as a method of analysis of this work. The general objective is to discuss the existence and expression of Marx's libertarian thought in Tragtenberg. First, however, we will make an observation of what true Marxism is, which according to Nildo Viana (2008) appears “as a theoretical reference of the proletarian class”. We will take Marx's writings as a starting point, where he seeks to synthesize all the real and historical content of humanity and apply it from the perspective of the proletariat in a method of analysis. Maurício Tragtenberg, an anarchist critic, carried out a tireless fight against the exploitation and alienation of the individual throughout his life. Turning to the studies of bureaucracy, which according to him arises to control and subject the worker to alienated work, he will honor Marx's thought by presenting it in his works, defending his libertarian perspective. Tragtenberg's theoretical and social work incessantly denies all actions against the expropriated individual, his opportunity as a radicalist theorist was to denounce the evils of capitalism in its various forms of domination: whether in the private, state, bureaucratic or union form. Social struggles and social self-management as an act of social organization against domination are determining facts in Tragtenberg's life, expressed tirelessly in his texts. Thus, the research problem develops into the following question: do Tragtenberg's approaches correspond with original libertarian thought, do his criticisms express the authenticity of Marx's methodological writings? The answer to this question may lie in the hypothesis that Tragtenberg's libertarian originality is expressed in his intellectual trajectory. In addition to Marx, anarcho-communist thinkers and some philosophers called marginal or “cursed” such as Rosa Luxemburg, Makhaïsky, Korsch, Bordiga, Pannekoek, Gorter etc.; attracted his interest. The proposals of these theorists influenced his thinking towards a conscious approach to struggle and action in favor of self-management, mirroring socialist practices, he will imprint in academic centers and political journalism his convictions against the abuses of the ruling class on the working class.