Essays Tagged: "Karl Marx"

Cogniton and Marxism

Practical CognitionTheories of Knowledge (Karl Marx)In his early years of writing, Karl Marx's ideas were similar to American Pragmatism, espe ...

(3 pages) 91 0 3.6 Mar/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

The Comparison of Karl Marx and Matthew Arnold

Through their writing, Karl Marx and Matthew Arnold show their opposing views on the importance of internal and external fu ... t of the time' (19). Matthew Arnold's culture is based on two main aspects, religion and education. Karl Marx, however, strongly contrasts Arnold's ideas. Marx views culture as being derived from the ... ture would be the intellectual and material force, he makes no mention of the religious aspects. In Karl Marx's culture, on the other hand, there would not be enough time to devote to the enrichment o ...

(3 pages) 69 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

"A Marxist View on Government and Religion of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia"

mes to history, there are several different ways to look back at the past. The ideas and beliefs of Karl Marx can provide a good comparative aspect on the past. Marxism is the belief developed by Marx ...

(4 pages) 101 0 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

Marx Das Capital

IntroductionKarl Marx's (1818-83) fundamental assertion, in the most simple of terms,was that economic forces de ... letariat. Most of those ideas and ideals are captured in one of his most famous works "Das Kapital."Karl MarxBorn in Germany in 1818, Karl was part of a family who had converted from Judaism to Protes ... 8 i4454, pp. 53.Diggins, John Patrick. "Ordinary history: Our modern social historians often invoke Karl Marx,but have they read him?" National Review, 12-23-96, v48, pp. 43.Foster, John B. "Marx and ...

(6 pages) 182 2 4.3 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Karl Marx and Marxism

Karl Marx and MarxismKarl Marx set the wheels of modern Communism andSocialism in motion with his wr ... the USSR, EastGermany etc. Many people believe that Marxism is notapplicable to today's society, as Karl Marx put forward his ideasnot anticipating the type of society we have today. The welfarestate ... today. The welfarestate system has effectively nullified Marx's arguments, andmade them irrelevant.Karl Marx, born on May 5, 1818, died on March 14, 1883,was a German economist, philosopher and revol ...

(3 pages) 324 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Compare and contrast Marx and Weber

During the nineteenth century, Karl Marx and Max Weber were two of the most influential sociologist. Both their views on the rise o ... eber's differences, both theorists agree that capitalism is a system of highly impersonal relations.Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818 to the father of a Jewish lawyer. As a young student Marx often re ... k, 1976Kileullen, R.J. "Max Weber: On Capitalism" http://www.mq.edu.au/hpp/politics/y64110.htmlMrx, Karl and Engles, Fredrick. The Marx-Engles Reader. Ed. Robert C. Tucker. W.W. Norton & Company, ...

(17 pages) 696 0 4.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Karl Marx

Good essay, a little confusing though. I got an "A". A-In Karl Marx's early writing on 'estranged labor' there is a clear and prevailing focus on the plight o ... labor limits mans freedom, but it will also identify exactly what kind of freedom is being limited.Karl Marx identifies estranged labor as labor alien to man. Marx explains the condition of estranged ... then are the freedoms Marx likely wishes to uphold by denouncing estranged labor.Bibliography1Marx, Karl, The Early Marx,2Marx, Karl and Engles, Freidrich, The Communist Manifesto, London, England, 1888

(7 pages) 308 0 3.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Capitalism

greeks and romans early practices of capitalism, the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter, Rush Limbaugh, and Karl Marx, corporations, regulation by the government, and Reaganomics. I will also discuss the rela ... only other economic system that got much attention was a new idea called Communism. A person named Karl Marx wrote a book called the Communist Manifesto which thought of the state as being the main c ...

(6 pages) 320 2 4.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Revealing Marx

Revealing MarxIn Karl Marx's early writing on 'estranged labour' there is a clear and prevailing focus on the plight ... ns freedom, but it will also identify exactly what kind of freedom is being limited.Estranged LabourKarl Marx identifies estranged labour as labour alien to man. Marx explains the condition of estrang ... then are the freedoms Marx likley wishes touphold by denouncing estarnged labour.Bibliography1Marx, Karl, The Early Marx, (reserve packet)2Marx, Karl and Engles, Freidrich, The Communist Manifesto, Lo ...

(7 pages) 135 1 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Political Allegory In The Book Animal Farm

the story is mocking the Revolution that changed 'Russia' into the 'USSR'. This was the workings of Karl Marx. Marx was known for being politically inspired by one idea. Marx wanted it to be that one ... gainst another class, the rich or higher class. The Revolution was started by men who believed with Karl Marx's theory that the history of the world was the history of a struggle between classes betwe ...

(3 pages) 62 0 5.0 Apr/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Animal Farm, by George Orwell. The purpose of the paper is to describe the use of allegory and satire found in Animal Farm.

Wine, Swine and Karl MarxNickie Cross 10/9/02During the time when Orwell is writing animal farm, communism is on the ...

(3 pages) 130 0 3.2 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Das Kapital" -explains and analyzes Karl Marx's "Das Kapital" -Reccomends book to future students of my economics class

man form, continues to be one of the most important contributions to economics in history. Although Karl Marx wrote it in 1867, it is still just as relevant in our present time as it was 185 years ago ... and uses these ideas to critique it. He points out the system's faults and explains why they exist. Karl Marx is one of the most controversial historical figures ever but whether you are "for" or "aga ...

(5 pages) 79 0 4.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Chronological Issues And Their Philosophical Solutions A comparison of 3 European Thinkers and their writtings: John Locke, Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels, and Niccolo Machiavelli.

ic, and political problems faced by its people. Among them are Niccolo Machiavelli, John Locke, and Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels. Each of the authors' ideas and writings are influenced by, and reflec ... tion, in it is the duty of all men to revolt against kings who try to have absolute power over them.Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels were born during the 19th century during a time when the effects of in ...

(4 pages) 110 0 4.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Karl Marx

Marx, Karl lived between 1818-1883. This German political philosopher and revolutionist, with the aid of F ... ing his first article to the Cologne newspaper Rheinische Zeitung, Marx became editor of the paper. Karl Marx's articles in the Rheinische Zeitung criticized contemporary political and social conditio ... gn his editorial post. Consequencely, the Rheinische Zeitung was forced to discontinue publication. Karl Marx later moved to Paris, where he further studied philosophy, history, and political science, ...

(5 pages) 156 0 3.2 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The theories and principals of Karl Marx, and the effect his ideas have had on the world today.

The ideas of Karl MarxKarl Marx was one of the most important thinkers of Western civilization. For good or for i ... on. For good or for ill, few individuals have had as profound an effect on the course of history as Karl Marx. Marx was a highly original thinker: like many original thinkers, he expressed many intell ... s thought. What follows is a brief summary of what Marx was trying to say. You should be aware that Karl Marx would not necessarily approve of everything that is done in the name of "Marxism" in the C ...

(2 pages) 294 1 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The History and theories of the evolutionist.

ists and thinkers such as Charles Darwin, Hebert Spencer, Edward Burnett Tylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles, and Sigmund Freud. While all these great men specialized in differen ... chard L. (ed) Anthropologial Theory: AnIntroductory History (2nd ed.) Mayfield: Mountain View.Marx, Karl. & Engles, Friedrich. 1845-1846. "Feuerbach: Opposition of the Materialist and Idealist Out ...

(5 pages) 227 2 3.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

To what extent do survival strategies help counter worker alienation.

ject of many debates over the past century, two of the most influential theorists in this field are Karl Marx and Robert Blauner. Although there have been many different arguments about if, how and wh ... and the socio-technical settings of employment" (Blauner, 1964, pg 15). However as mentioned above Karl Marx would disagree with this statement as he believes that subjectivity is irrelevant as alien ...

(13 pages) 116 0 4.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Marx's Contribution to Democracy

Karl Marx's contribution to politics has been plentiful. His theories, and insights into capitalism ...

(11 pages) 139 0 3.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Social Stratification in England

n documented and analysed previously. This assignment is going to look at what sociologists, mainly Karl Marx and briefly Max Weber and George Mead had said about society and social class, and how we ...

(9 pages) 132 0 3.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Karl Marx - Labor and Production, Dialectics and Materialism.

Karl Marx was born in a time of contradiction. Capitalism was becoming the economic basis for societ ...

(5 pages) 170 0 4.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology