Essays on Karl Marx

Karl Marx was one of the founders of the founders of sociology and his ideas about society are still very much relevant to this day. Marx believed that, as societies grew, people began to grow distant in economic class due to their place in the...

Karl Marx examined division of labor in society. “By 1844, Marx had come to the conclusion that the whole world of history is nothing but the creation of man by human labor” (lecture notes). Marx specifies that labor had gone through many changes in history....

Karl Marx was very insistent when it came down to explanation of the nature of society. That is to say, he claimed that capitalism created a hostile, evil environment where people had no choice but to trade their souls for survival. Of course, Marx never...

Karl Marx believed that the future world’s history is deterministic. During his lifetime there were pockets of revolutionary activity springing up in Germany, Austria and into Russia. Marx saw this and saw a pattern – a pattern that could only be brought on by capitalism....

Introduction An economist, political theorist and philosopher born in Germany, Karl Marx wrote some of the most revolutionary philosophical material ever generated. Indeed, during his lifetime, his writing was so relevant to the human situation that he was expelled from his homeland. But this event...

There can be no doubt over the wide-ranging influence of Karl Marx’s theories on sociology and political thought. His concept of communism overcoming the socioeconomic pitfalls of capitalism has not been a theory that has seen the light of day in the way that he...

The genre of the manifesto encompasses not only a textual ability to linguistically instil political motivations, but also provides a medium connecting author and responder in a way largely unprecedented in the early twentieth century. Whilst politics has firmly remained entrenched within society, the recognition...

Both Karl Marx and Charles Darwin have proven themselves to be strong voices against the chorus in their respective fields, particularly in their quintessential works, The Communist Manifesto by Marx, and The Descent of Man by Darwin. Both writers are recognized as accomplished scientists, who...

According to Marx and Engels, “the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles”. The oppressor and oppressed standing in constant opposition to one another, in an uninterrupted fight, one that each time ended either in a revolution of society at...

The age of enlightenment (1685-1815) brought about a new wave of thinkers who tried to explain the conditions of human life through scientific methods instead of religion and folklore which questioned traditional authority. Philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883) attempted to develop a critical social science which...

As the authors of The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels are known as the initiators of communist and Marxist theories; many of their ideas are still at the heart of contemporary critiques of capitalism’s excesses. In their Manifesto, Marx and Engels famously predicted...

Karl Marx’s “The Communist Manifesto” informed the world about the political and economic conflict of the proletariat against the bourgeois and by extension, the aristocracy. Marx disputes that the proletariat should possess the means of production and that united, they are able to overthrow both...

In today’s society, the advancement of technology is due to the creation of artificial intelligence in the workplace along with the rise of many tech companies. The progression of technology has led to what many considered to be technological utopianism, a term describing how technological...

The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels, has become one of the world’s most influential and significant pieces of political propaganda ever written. It contains the viewpoints and ideology of the world-view that Marx and Engels had come to know from their...

Karl Marx’s “Manifesto of the Communist Party” and “The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte,” comprise an interesting binary of literary binaries, including the first work which presents ideas and abstracted elaborations of history, as well as Marx’s lesser known journey through “revolutionary” France adjacent to...

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels had a specific point of view and ideology of how they perceived the world. The Manifesto of the Communist Party was published in 1848 during the European revolution and it summarizes the foundation of the Marxist movement and vision. Karl...

Locke, Marx and Machiavelli have different perceptions of human nature. While Locke and Marx have faith in human reasoning, Machiavelli does not have trust in human intentions. Their view on human reasoning plays a role in their different opinions on human nature. Locke and Marx...

Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim are brilliant scholars that lay the foundation of their unique philosophical work in the field of sociology. While there are some beliefs that both theorists relate to one another, social solidarity is one concept they have drastic opinions on. Durkheim...

Yusuf Harris Prof Neal History January 29, 2018 Introduction Karl Heinrich Marx was born May 5th, 1818, in Trier, Rhine province, Prussia or present day Germany. Marx was one of nine children, His father Heinrich and mother Henrietta Marx gave birth too. Marx’s father Heinrich...

Marx’s and Engels’ book talks extensively from the Conflict perspective, which deals with the Proletariat and the Bourgeoisie. The purpose of it is to expose the viewpoint and workings of the Communist Party. The Proletariat is a group of people that work to create labor....

Karl Marx introduces the trinity formula to us near the end of the work. One interpretation of the trinity formula is that it’s a description of how capital (the collective value of the means of production), land (arable land is the example), and labor (productive...

In this paper I argue the role of production within community using both Tocqueville and Marx’s theories. Tocqueville speaks about voluntary association being positive for community whereas Marx, speaks about the forced labour and slavery. Tocqueville also discusses how voluntary labour aids at one’s sense...

As wealth inequality reached its zenith at the beginning of the 20th century, Marxist concepts such as social injustice and economic inequality became a major subject of discussion in western literature. With the death of Karl Marx in 1883 and the spread of Communism to...

A good point of departure in exploring the concept of social change is the fact that no human society anywhere has ever been or can be static. It is also true that social change is hard to predict. This is mainly because the factors that...

Human beings are social in nature, depending upon one another in order to truly thrive. Modern life, however, seems to work against the conditions needed for humanity’s success, forcing members of society into alienation while under the illusion of a flourishing, collaborative social system. When...

Over 100 years ago Karl Marx invented communism which became influential with Russia later. He created the concept of communism as an alternative to capitalism and after Marx’s death his concept was fought for by Lenin. Lenin staged an uprising against the Russian government along...

Karl Marx and Labor Karl Marx is known not as just a philosopher but as a revolutionary, whose works inspired the foundation of many communist regimes in the twentieth century. Marx has have had much influence in the creation of the modern world. Trained as...

Adam Smith is known as the “Father of Capitalism” on the other hand his peer, Karl Marx, is known as the “Father of Communism.” The thoughts of these two men differentiate as a general rule; however there is some similitude in the thinking behind a...

This essay will discuss and evaluate three scholarly definitions of religion. It will use a range of both primary and secondary sources to determine which is the best definition of religion. The essay will examine and assess the beliefs and theories of Emile Durkheim, Karl...

On the topics of freedom, citizenship, and economics, Hannah Arendt and Karl Marx had opposing views. Born in Germany, Hannah Arendt was a writer who gained recognition for her political and philosophical theories. Karl Marx, who was also born in Germany, was a philosopher, political...