marx

As the worker produces more, the

poorer he/she becomes

Labor critiques

not fulfill the worker any more, ruinous to his body and mind, people are happiest when they are not working

When are people free

when they perform functions like sleeping, eating etc

Private property is the product of

product of alienated labor (Instead of the worker owning the product of their own work, it belongs to the capitalist, who owns the means of production)

communist manifesto

political dictatorship document

marks 2 classes of capitalism

The Bourgeoisie and The Proletariat

The Bourgeoisie

owners of the means of production (the capitalist class).

The Proletariat

They possess and control the resources used to produce commodities. (The Working Class)

Human history started with a form of

primeval communism

primeval communism

absence of private property, class divisions, and state power.

primeval communism envoled into

feudal system

feudal system two main classes

serfs and feudal lords, also had guild system and guild masters

The feudal system grew into

capitalism

capitalism

No ties between men: no religion, nosentiment, no humanity,Free Trade = Exploitation• Everyone - all occupations - are paid laborers• Family reduced to money relationships

capitalism grew into

communism

Communism

No classes. no relgion. no humanity

Arguments against Communism

Destroys right to acquire property freely, Abolition of family, abolition of free trade:

Mark's answer for arguments against communism for 1st point

Labor does not create property for the laborer. Most people do not have private property anyway

Mark's answer for arguments against communism for 2nd point

Today, the family is based on and built for money - especiallyamong the proletariat

Mark's answer for arguments against communism for the 3rd point

Communism would end buying and selling

free trade=

exploitation, everyone is paid labors

Why does capitalism expand

because it needs worldmarkets ,This leads to a world culture, world literature,raw materials from everywhere

How does capitalism create socialism?

creates the necessary material and social conditions for the transition to socialism through its inherent contradictions and internal dynamics.

monopoly competition

capitalism

types of Alienation

Alienation from the Product of Labor,Alienation from the Act of Production (The Labor Process),Alienation from Species-Being (Human Essence), Alienation from Other People

What does communism look like for Marx?

no men. no relgion, no settimen. no humanity

unions join together to make

class

Why are the proletariat revolutionary?

seek to destroy classes, not cement theirown class

How is socialism similar to communism?

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."

Arguments against communism

destroys right to acquire property freely

Means of production

are the tools and raw materials used to create wealth.

The proletariat is the revolutionary class in Karl Marx's theory because

It is the only class that has the unique combination of incentive, power, and historical necessity to overthrow capitalism and establish a classless society.