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Marx critiques the political economy for production “in this society of free competition the individual seems detached from the natural ties, etc., which in earlier historical epochs make him an appurtenance of a particular, limited human conglomeration” (Marx, “Preface and Introduction,” p.9). Marx is discussing how society has evolved from a cohesive group to an individualized formation where a person aims for his own motives. Individuals do not look out for the interests of their groups, but focus on their personal wants and