Early Life/Atmosphere
Where is Marx from?
Prussia (Current day Germany)
What does the working class need?
Class consciousness
What is the intermediate stage to communism?
socialism
According to communism, who are the same / equal?
everyone/all people
What drives society's progress
Class Struggle
What was the job of Karl Marx's father?
A lawyer
What does Marx call the capitalist and the working class
Bourgeoisie & Proletariat
Under socialism, control over factories, raw materials, and infrastructure shifts away from private capitalists and into the hands of this group
The working class/public
In communism, what is something that is completely eliminated?
private property
According to Marx what is the focus of alienation, and what happens to the value of a human and the value of their work?
The focus of alienation is on profit rather than well-being. The value of the work goes up, while the value of the human doing the work goes down.
What did Marx's family experience that forced them to convert from Judaism to Lutheranism?
religious discrimination
What does Marx consider religion?
The opium of the people
Marx believed that as socialism successfully turns into full communism, this major governing body would slowly "wither away"
What is the state/government
What does Marx say will happen to small businesses and what will it cause the communism class to do?
Marx says that the small businesses will get crushed to the working class. This will cause the communism class to revolt against the capitalist.
What are ALL people?
Instruments of labor