ically , ▁Marx ▁says ▁that ▁humans ▁make ▁both ▁their ▁' life ▁activity ' ▁and ▁' species ' ▁the ▁' object ' ▁of ▁their ▁will . ▁ ▁They ▁relate ▁to ▁their ▁life ▁activity , ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁simply ▁identical ▁with ▁it . ▁Michel ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁definition ▁of ▁bi opol it ics ▁as ▁the ▁moment ▁when ▁" man ▁begins ▁to ▁take ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁conscious ▁object ▁of ▁elabor ation " ▁may ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁Marx ' s ▁definition ▁here by ▁exposed . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁the ▁species ▁as ▁the ▁objects ▁of ▁humans ▁To ▁say ▁that ▁A ▁is ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁some ▁subject ▁B , ▁means ▁that ▁B ▁( spec ified ▁as ▁an ▁agent ) ▁acts ▁upon ▁A ▁in ▁some ▁respect . ▁Thus ▁if ▁' the ▁pro let ariat ▁sm ash es ▁the ▁state ' ▁then ▁' the ▁state ' ▁is ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁the ▁pro let ariat ▁( the ▁subject ), ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁sm ash ing . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁saying ▁that ▁A ▁is ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁B , ▁though ▁A ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁whole ▁sphere ▁of ▁concern ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁closely ▁defined ▁aim . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁what ▁does ▁it ▁mean ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁humans ▁make ▁their ▁' species ' ▁and ▁their ▁' l ives ' ▁their ▁' object ' ? ▁It ' s ▁worth ▁not ing ▁that ▁Marx ' s ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁' object ' ▁can ▁imply ▁that ▁these ▁are ▁things ▁which ▁humans ▁produces , ▁or ▁makes , ▁just ▁as ▁they ▁might ▁produce ▁a