Week 2: Marx & Engels Flashcards
Identify key terms for this Reading (Karl and Engels)
The Communist manifesto, capitalism, bourgeoisie and prolitariat, exploitation, revolution and internal contradictions
What is the Communist manifesto
It is a political pamphlet in which Marks and Rngels collaborated on to outline the principles of communism and the historical development of class struggles
What is it that the Communist manifesto advocated for
A prolitarian revolution that would eventually overthrow the capitalist system
Give a brief definition of what the capitalist system is
It is an economic system characterized by private property and production ownership by the bourgeoisie and a working class (proletariat)
Give one reason why the Communist manifesto is is relevant
It fueled the rise of labor unions and worker-led organizations
What prediction did Carl and Friedrich make on the downfall of capitalism
The bourgeoisie would eventually put themselves in a crisis where the production forces they created start out stripping the existing conditions of production
What prediction did Carl and Friedrich emphasize on when it comes to the overthrowing capitalism
The predicted capitalism would eventually pay for a for a socialist society in which everyone is equal and they are now classes and well and material resources are contributed equally
Which Framework was used by Carl and Frederick on the communist manifesto
Historical materialism
What is historical materialism
It’s a framework that analyzes human history through the lens of class struggles and material conditions
State the methods that Marx and engels used to understand the dynamics of society
empirical investigation and objective analysis
What method did they use that opposed with the previously held utopian visions for society
They used an approach that was rooted in scientific understanding
What did the contradictions in the capitalist system entail
The contradictions according to Carl and Fredrick We’re inherent to capitalism and that they would eventually cause cause it’s Downfall
On which basis did they base their research instead of abstract speculation
Empirical evidence
What did Carl and Frederick did deduce through Hegel’s dialectical method
- capitalism is a temporary yet necessary stage that would eventually give way to communism
State 4 criticisms that Karl and Frederick were put under
Economic feasibility political authoritarianism and failed historical predictions
What is Hegel’s dialectical method
It’s a philosophical framework that emphasizes the development of human history and society through contradiction and resolution
In Hegel’s dialectical method what is a thesis
It is the original and fixed idea that later gives rise to an Anti Thesis Because of internal contradictions leading to a synthesis
What is the anti thesis according to Hegel’s dialectical method
This is the opposing idea to the fixed idea
What is the synthesis according to Hegel’s dialectical method
This is an idea that includes both the fixed idea and the opposing idea but transcends them Which result in a higher level of understanding
In the context of the Communist manifesto what did Karl and Frederick conclude was the thesis the antithesis and the synthesis
Thesis is the proletariat which are the Owners of modern society
The antithesis is the proletariat which are industrial workers
The synthesis is a classless society in which material resources are shared equally
What were the results of the capitalist system’s drive for-profit accumulation and technological advancement
Periodic crisis of overproduction and economic instability Which exposed the unjust nature of capitalism
Name 2 ways in which Carl and Frederick predicted that on the proletariat class would overthrow capitalism
Through collective action and Class struggles
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