HISTORY 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Communist Manifesto, Bourgeoisie, Apposition
10 Sep 2016
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Key terms and concepts: karl marx, cultural superstructures, opiate of the people, marxist historical materialism , max weber, the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism , ideal forms . Why is religion: karl marx (german social theorist): religion is an illusion that functions as economic oppression of the proletariat ( have nots ) by the bourgeoisie ( haves , max weber (german sociologist): religion can"t be reduced to another phenomenon. Religious moods and motivations are real to the extent that they have the capacity to shape society and impact history. Primitive (egalitarian society, magician) to oligarchy/monarchy (priest/king) to industrial capitalism (cities, complex societies) Karl marx industrial capitalism people are pope, priests, bourgeoisie. Communist manifesto (1848: the history of society is the history of class struggle which finds its root in the notion of private property (haves and have nots, das kapital (1867, expansion of labor-theory of value.
