Das Kapital
Das Kapital by Karl Marxby Karl Marx
Shares rank 10 of 19 economics books by recommenders
Recommended as a separate analysis of capitalism from Marx's politics; critics say its labour theory of value is largely rejected.
Recommended as a separate analysis of capitalism from Marx's politics; critics say its labour theory of value is largely rejected.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Findings can be agreed with separately
“One can agree to the findings in Das Kapital, and also not agree to the claims of the Communist Manifesto.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Brown student maps the hidden global labor powering AI” Essential reading even for critics
“if you think Marx is objectionable then you really need to read Das Kapital”
Comment from 9 May 2026 in “Over 97% of the 'Linux' Foundation's Budget Goes Not to Linux”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Labor theory of value largely rejected
“Marx's labour theory of value is only a theory of where profits come from and is largely rejected.”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “What will our economic future look like?” Labor theory of value blamed for harm
“The labor theory of value has done enormous amounts of damage to humans world-wide with its lies.”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Nvidia Insists It Can Keep Printing Money to Fund the AI Boom”
Other economics books people recommend
The four most recommended other economics books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital in the Twenty-First Centuryby Thomas Piketty | 12 | 6 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Why Nations Failby Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| Progress and Povertyby Henry George | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Free to Chooseby Milton Friedman | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Das Kapitalby Karl MarxThis page | 3 | 2 | 60% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“One can agree to the findings in Das Kapital, and also not agree to the claims of the Communist Manifesto.”
“Marx's labour theory of value is only a theory of where profits come from and is largely rejected.”
“The labor theory of value has done enormous amounts of damage to humans world-wide with its lies.”
“if you think Marx is objectionable then you really need to read Das Kapital”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.