POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Rise Of The West, German Idealism, Hyperbole
20 Feb 2016
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The rise of the west and marxism (modernity) Innovations started in g. b and they spread throughout the continent. Twin revolutions 16th 19th centuries: agricultural revolution: may be hyperbole to use the word revolution here because it took years, industrial revolution. Originates in late 18th centaury in england. Amount of iron processed into steel in english factories. Luxuries came to be seen and mere decencies and decencies came be seen as a necessities. Distribution was highly uneven but now creation of middle class risen from manual labor to professional or entrepreneurial status. 2) increasing complexity of division of labor. Need to accommodate new groups within politics. Marx and materialism: feuerbach and critique of german idealism (hegel) We are bad he is good, alien type thing that we cant possibly understand. God did not create man but god was created by man. But marx: this doesn"t go far enough.
