PAPM 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Primitive Communism, Class Conflict

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Public Affairs and Policy Management
• Course: PAPM 1000
• Professor: Marc Andre Gagnon

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Chapter 10 marxian socialism: marx studied the works of both smith and ricardo and was intrigued in particular by. He sought to show why this deterioration was inevitable under capitalism. (184: georg hegel, the dialectical process historical knowledge and progress occur through a process of conflict of opposing ideas. Materialism refers to an emphasis on matter, real things, or the world of reality, as contrasted to the realm of ideas (idealism). (185) Marx"s theory of history: combined hegel"s dialectic with materialism to develop his theory of history. (185) In every historical epoch, the prevailing methods or forces of production produce a set of relations of production that support them. From form of development of the forces of production these relations turn into their fetters (chains or restraints). Under slavery the slaves appear to get nothing for their labor, even though they do receive subsistence.