Chapter 13 Flashcards
What three-step evolutionary process does Hegel say needs to occur before the absolute mind/absolute idealism (Geist) comes closer to realization and/or perfection?
Hegel took kants theory, but believes we can all evolve to reach perfection, the ideal, or Giest “ghost” , he believes is god .evovlution requires struggle.
we do this through a dialectic.
Thesis: interaction in original condition(original idea) ie sophists
Antithesis: in a contrary condition ( counter it) ie socrates
Synthesis:poduce a new condition (a combo of thesis and antithesis) ie plato
According to Marx, who are the bourgeoisie and who are the proletariat and what does each “do?”
Bourgeoisie: people who produce nothing, but have the means and can be productive “middle class”
Proletarait: “working class” do not have means for production, yet their labor produces goods and services.
What does the term economic mean for Marx?
complete array of social relationships and arrangements that constitutes a particular social order it is about money, not people
In Marxist terms, what does it mean to be co-opted and alienated and how do these relate to his views on capitalism?
Co- Oopted: being convinced that to further interests is to your disadvantage
Alientated: when a person doesn’t feel at one with the product of his or her labor
In the natural evolution of society (economy), what type of societal (economical) ideal does Marx think we are evolving towards and why?
He predicted that the bourgeis living conditions would get so bad that they would revolt and get rid of capitalism and institute socialism. to comunism
because with capitalism we have unfulifilled lives and cannot reach self actualization.
