CGS SS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: The Communist Manifesto, Class Consciousness, Capitalism Ii
6 Apr 2016
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Marx"s dynamic view of history and capitalism: karl marx and his contributions to social science. Marx and engels published communist manifesto: outlined first international communist party, engels noted social revolution going on in front of eyes. Stresses the moral of conflicting interests between classes in bringing about change; compromise can lead to innovation. Synthesis becomes the new thesis, and over time process continues . Base & superstructure: in any given mode of production, superstructure = bourgeois ideas & values. The dominant ideas, beliefs, values, institutions of a society as dictated by the dominant class (in capitalism, the bourgeoisie: base or substructure = industrial production. The economic conditions, the tools, material resources, means of production and distribution: through industrialization, labor loses control of livelihood (working hours, working conditions, working environment, tools, materials, and finished products, worker alienation and revolution. Types of alienation: five types of alienation in industrial capitalism:
