Marx Remedy

Question 1

how is marx similar to descartes

Answer 1

remedy in immersion in situation

alienation condition undermine itself as skep sit undermine itself

Question 2

what makes marxs remedy a dual aspect theory

Answer 2

has normative and predictive descriptive argument

Question 3

describe the normative argument

Answer 3

why capitalism SHOULD be overthrown

becuase alienates and therefore places in alienation condition

Question 4

describe the predictive descriptive argument

Answer 4

why capitalism WILL be overthrown
because cap inefficient and exploitative - lead to revolution
can be empirically falsifiable and although there have been cases which suggest not the case Ie fall of the USSR - does not follow marx’s conditions and therefore still not proved fully

Question 5

premise 1

Answer 5

communism is the solution to the alienation condition
- dual aspect - should be overthrown because alienates and deprives and will be overthrown by immersion leading to anger and revolt to comm

Question 6

what does marx mean by “communism as completed naturalism is humanism, and as completed humanism is naturalism”?

Answer 6

communism is the solution to return to genuinely human existence and therefore our true nature

Question 7

what does marx think about those who ‘benefit’ from capitalism

Answer 7

produce only their own graves

Question 8

premise 2

Answer 8

philosophy could not solve the alienation condition
- may only be done in a practical way
practical energy and because philosophy misdiagnoses

Question 9

premise 2 practical energy stance

Answer 9

to overthrow requires energy in the form of violent revolution to abolish alienation condition and productive energy to construct communism

Question 10

premise 2 misdiagnosis stance

Answer 10

philosophy misdiagnoses alienation as a problem of knowledge - have false beliefs and mechanisms of forming and validating new beliefs
fail to acknowledge the root problem and therefore remedy misprescribed

Question 11

main conclusion

Answer 11

communism, not philosophy is the solution to capitalism

“master argument”

Question 12

what is Marx’s master argument

Answer 12

should be living where able to fully and freely self actualise
alienation under cap prevents through labour
overthrow by violent rev
rev lead to institute of communtism

Question 13

define completed naturalism

Answer 13

enable to live as proper human beings

Question 14

define completed humanism

Answer 14

enable to live a genuinely human existence

Question 15

define genuinely human existence

Answer 15

humans do not engage as animals in basic functions (eating, drinking, procreating) as use for recreation, amusement and intimacy
allows to relate humanly to others and for others to relate humanly back