This document provides historical context on Marxism and key figures related to Marx's work such as Engels, Proudhon, Bakunin, and Fourier. It summarizes Marx and Engels' collaboration and major publications including the Communist Manifesto. It also discusses Marx's views on "Utopian Socialism" and differences between his "scientific socialism" and the ideas of other socialist thinkers of his time. Lastly, it examines various interpretations of Marx's work including traditional and non-traditional Marxism.
the domination of Euro-American capitalism and Eurocentric views in the social sciences.
History is marked by the growth of human productive capacity, and the forms that history produced for each separate society is a function of what was needed to maximize productive capacity.
the domination of Euro-American capitalism and Eurocentric views in the social sciences.
History is marked by the growth of human productive capacity, and the forms that history produced for each separate society is a function of what was needed to maximize productive capacity.
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Antonio Gramsci: Italian Marxist, best known for his elaboration of the concept of 'hegemony'. A founder of the Italian communist party (in 1921), he was imprisoned by the Fascists in 1926, and spent the remainder of his life under arrest. While in prison, and despite poor health, he continued to study and write. The Prison Notebooks (1929â1935), published only after the fall of Fascism, represent the core of his considerable contribution to Marxist theory. (Edgar, Sedgwick, 2002) ...........
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The word âSubalternâ stands for âof inferior rankâ or status. Subordinate, hence, of rank, power, authority and action. In other words, it refers to the subordination of class, caste, gender, race, language and culture. It also indicates to those groups in society who are subject to the domination of the ruling classes.In general, subaltern classes include peasants, workers and other groups who have been denied access to âhegemonicâ power.
Antonio Gramsci: Italian Marxist, best known for his elaboration of the concept of 'hegemony'. A founder of the Italian communist party (in 1921), he was imprisoned by the Fascists in 1926, and spent the remainder of his life under arrest. While in prison, and despite poor health, he continued to study and write. The Prison Notebooks (1929â1935), published only after the fall of Fascism, represent the core of his considerable contribution to Marxist theory. (Edgar, Sedgwick, 2002) ...........
The term âcritical theoryâ describes the neo-Marxist philosophy of the Frankfurt School. Frankfurt theorists drew on the critical methods of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud....
Class struggle By Karl Marx ppt
presentation on Karl marx theory class struggle.
definition, stages, types. and criticism.
classical sociological theory
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2. Marx: Devil or Saint?
⢠âWhile Marx and Engels are
canonized in Russia, they are still
crucified in much of the world.
They merit neither treatment, for
they were neither saints nor devils.
[Their work] belongs in the great
line of economic viewpoints that
have successively
clarified, illuminated, and
interpreted the world for us ⌠and
is neither without flaw nor devoid
of meritâ (Robert Heilbroner, The
Worldly Philosophers)
3. Friedrich Engels
⢠In 1842, at age 22, Engels was
sent by his parents to
Manchester, Britain, to work
for a Mill making sewing
threads.
1820 - 1895
⢠Collaboration begins in
1844, after meeting for the 2nd
time, in Paris.
4. Friedrich Engels
⢠The Condition of the Working Class in
England (1844), Engelsâ first book
⢠Engels argues that the Industrial
Revolution made workers worse off.
â In large industrial cities mortality from
disease, as well as death-rates for workers
were higher than in the countryside.
â In cities like Manchester and Liverpool
mortality from smallpox, measles, scarlet
fever and whooping cough was four times as
high as in the surrounding countryside, and
mortality from convulsions was ten times as
high as in the countryside.
5. 1848 Year of Revolt
⢠âA spectre is haunting Europe- the
spectre of Communismâ
⢠France, Belgium, Berlin, Prague, Vi
ennaâŚ
⢠Not for Communism, but against
despotism.
â Example: Prussia still had no
freedom of speech, no
Parliament, no right of assembly
⢠The Revolutions were inconclusive;
policies remained the same!
6. âCommunist Manifestoâ
⢠Written by Karl Marx and
Friedrich Engels
⢠Did not appeal to peopleâs
sympathies or sense of
ethics, but espoused a
philosophy of history asserting
that revolution was inevitable. 1848
7. âCommunist Manifestoâ
⢠What was advocated?
â 1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to
public purposes.
â 2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
â 3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
â 4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
â 5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a
national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
â 6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the
hands of the State.
â 7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the
State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement
of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
â 8. Equal liability of all to work. Establishment of industrial
armies, especially for agriculture.
â 9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual
abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more 1848
equable distribution of the populace over the country.
â 10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of
childrenâs factory labour in its present form
8. Marxâs Interlocutors:
âUtopian Socialistsâ
⢠Marx and Engels spend a lot
of time criticizing âUtopian
socialismâ and distinguishing
it from their âscientific
socialismâ
⢠Marx respects Utopian
socialists, but goods ideas
arenât enough!
9. Marxâs Interlocutors:
âUtopian Socialistsâ
⢠Who are the âUtopian socialistsâ?
â Charles Fourier: French philosopher
and social reformer
⢠Credited with coining the term Charles Fourier
(1772 â 1837)
âfeminismâ-
⢠Writings inspired the founding of over
20 communities in the United States
â Robert Owen: Welsh social reformer
and one of the founders of utopian
socialism and the cooperative Robert Owen
(1771 â 1858)
movement.
10. Marxâs Interlocutors:
The âAnarchistsâ
⢠Mikhail Bakunin: Russian revolutionary
and anarchist. Opposed Marxâs ideas
about state power.
â In 1868, Bakunin joined the âInternational
Working Men's Associationâ, (âThe
Internationalâ), a federation of trade union
organizations with sections in most
European countries.
â Advocated direct revolutionary action to Mikhail Bakunin
abolish the state and capitalism; Marx (1814 â 1876)
supported the conquest of the state
â Marxâs faction won, and Bakuninâs group was
kicked out of the International in 1872
11. Marxâs Interlocutors:
The âAnarchistsâ
⢠Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: French
politician, mutualist philosopher and
socialist. He was a member of the French
Parliament, and he was the first person to
call himself an "anarchistâ (from Wikipedia)
â Favored cooperatives; opposed
nationalization and use of state power
â Thought revolution could occur (1809 â 1865)
peacefully, without revolution
⢠What is Property? (1840): âProperty is
Theftâ
â Only legitimate source of property is labor:
what one produces is oneâs property.
â Capitalists and landowners exploit
, âstealâ, profits from workers *sounds like
Marx]
12. Marxâs Interlocutors:
The âAnarchistsâ
⢠Pierre-Joseph Proudhon:
â In a letter to Marx: âLet us by all means collaborate
in trying to discover the laws of society ⌠but for
Godâs sake, after we have demolished all the
dogmatisms a priori, let us not of all things attempt in
our turn to instill another kind of doctrine into the
people ⌠but simply because we are at the head of a
new movement, let us not set ourselves up as the
leaders of a new intolerance, let us not pose as the
apostles of a new religion- even though this religion
be the religion of logic ⌠let us never regard a (1809 â 1865)
question as closed, and even after we have exhausted
our last argument, let us begin again, if necessary,
with eloquence and irony. On that condition, I shall
be delighted to take part in your association- but
otherwise no!â
⢠Friendship with Marx ends when Marx responded to
Proudhon's The Philosophy of Poverty with the
provocatively titled The Poverty of Philosophy, a
bitter denunciation of Proudhon.
13. âTwo Marxismsâ
(Alvin Gouldner)
Scientific Marxism Critical Marxism
Science Critique / Praxis / Ideology / Politics
Goal is Understanding the world Goal is Changing the world
Determinism / Necessity - man is determined Voluntarism / Freedom - man is a free agent#
Revolution is inevitable, but must wait for the right âobjective Revolution is not inevitable, and the âright conditionsâ must be
conditionsâ made by âraising consciousnessâ
Objective - world imposes itself on humans Subjective - humans can (collective) change the world at will
Gradual, continuous, evolutionary change Abrupt, discontinuous, catastrophic change
Science is the solution Science is part of the problem#
Focus on the ends of political struggle Focus on the means of political struggle
More appealing to the âdevelopedâ countries More appealing to the poor countries
14. Why doesnât increased productivity
generate more free time?
⢠From 1950 to 1990, American productivity
doubled. Each person per hour produced twice
as much in 1990 as in 1950 (see The Overworked
American by Juliet Schor)
⢠This means we enjoy the same prosperity as
Americans did in the 1950s and work half of the
year, or 4 hours per day!
Value Material
(labor-time) VS Wealth
15. âWorkâ as Ideology of capitalism
⢠Moishe Postone maintains that the
âapparently transhistorical necessity- that the
individualâs labor is the necessary means to
their (or their familyâs) consumption- serves as
the fundamental legitimating ideology of the
capitalist social formation as a
whole, throughout its various phases.â
16. Traditional and Non-traditional
Interpretations
(Moishe Postone)
Traditional Marxism Non-Traditional Marxism
Marx as critique of competitive (liberal) Marx as critique of value determination:
capitalism of 18th century contradiction of value (labor-time) vs
material wealth [see below]
Marx as critique of exploitation Marx as critique of possibilities created
but not realized in capitalism
Capitalism as domination of labor Capitalism as domination through labor
Focus on distribution Focus on production itself
Labor as transhistorical (labor is Unique role of labor in capitalism as new
production in all societies) means of social interdependence and
mediation
Revolution as high wages (end to Revolution as free time
exploitation)
17. Is Marx Relevant?
⢠Where? Here or Third World?
â When evaluating his predictions, we
need to examine not only the
experience of people in rich
countries, but examine the condition
of the majority of the people in the
world! sweatshops
⢠Why did revolutions take place in
âbackwardâ third world countries
(Russia in 1917, Cuba in
1953, China in 1949, etc) and not
in the developed West?
18. Is Marx Relevant?
⢠How is âcapitalismâ defined and does
Marxâs theory refer only to âcompetitiveâ
capitalism? Or also to âmonopoly
capitalismâ today? Does it describe the
Soviet Union?
â Competitive (âliberalâ) capitalism disappear
in the 18th century. Today we have giant
corporations usually receiving government
assistance. sweatshops
⢠Marx got a lot right, and made some
mistakes. We should separate his analysis
of capitalism from his predictions about
the future of socialism/communism, and
also regard these predictions as
tendencies of capitalism, left uncheckedâŚ
Editor's Notes
âThe acute contradictions of capitalism then reside in the confrontation between value, as a measure of the expenditure of abstract labor time, and material wealth. Value as a measure of material wealth starts a âtreadmill dynamicâ whereby enormous gains in productivity are achieved, making material wealth less and less dependent on the expenditure of abstract labor time. Value thus makes itself increasingly obsolescent as a measure of material wealth, yet the possibilities that it engenders, namely a society in which value is no longer the determinant measure of material wealth and of social mediation, is not automatically realized.â (MoishePostone)
According to Postone, âtraditional Marxismâ consists of:all analyses that understand capitalism -- its basic social relations -- essentially in terms of class relations structured by a market economy and private ownership and control of the means of production, and grasps its relations of domination primarily in terms of class domination and exploitation.