O Estado como gestor da contradição: uma análise das funções regulatórias do Estado na obra de juventude de Marx (1843-1844)

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the constitution of the modern state based on the early works of Karl Marx (1843-1844), characterizing it as the “manager of contradiction” inherent in bourgeois society. The methodology selected for the investigation was historical-immanent analysis, which allowed us to trace Marx's break with Hegelian philosophy of law, his critique of political alienation, and his observation of the state's impotence in the face of pauperism. It is concluded that the limitation of public policies is not technical, but constitutive, leaving Social Work with the challenge of maintaining a critical perspective beyond legal and administrative fetishism, recognizing that overcoming social ills requires the horizon of human emancipation.