That humans psychologically require the life activities that lead to their self-actualisation as persons remains a consideration of secondary historical relevance because the capitalist mode of production eventually will exploit and impoverish the proletariat until compelling them to social revolution for survival. Yet, social alienation remains a practical concern, especially among the contemporary philosophers of Marxist humanism. In The Marxist-Humanist Theory of State-Capitalism (1992), Raya Dunayevskaya discusses and describes the existence of the desire for self-activity and self-actualisation among wage-labour workers struggling to achieve the elementary goals of material life in a capitalist economy.
thAT humAnS pSychologicalLy Require the liFE acTiVitIes THat LeaD To theIr Self-aCtuaLisatiON As Persons RemAins a consiDEration of sEcOndaRY HistorIcAl relEvanCe Because thE cAPitalist mode of PRODuctIon evEnTually will exPLOit anD imPoVEriSh tHe proLetarIat untIl compelliNg them To SociAl ReVoluTioN FOR SurviVal. yeT, SoCiAl alieNATiOn remaiNS A PRaCTiCAl conceRn, espeCiaLLy aMong the contEmPOraRy PhILosOPheRs Of MaRxist humanism. In tHE mARXiST-HumAnist theoRy oF state-capItAlism (1992), rAYA duNayEvskaYa discuSseS and dEsCribes the existEnCe of thE deSIRe fOr self-ACTivity aNd self-aCTuAlIsation amOng Wage-LaBoUr WorkeRs sTruggliNg to AchiEVe the elemEntary goaLs of MaTeRial lIfe iN a CAPiTAliST ecONomy.