Essays on Karl Marx

Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche were two of the most influential political philosophers of the 19th century. These two thinkers’ ideas were on the surface, directly opposite of one another. Marx was for the collective and equality, while Nietzsche stood for individuals and hierarchy in…

In the 1800s, various reactions to classical liberalism occurred. The Luddites, who were mainly British weavers and textile workers, were in total opposition to the classical liberalist movement. They destroyed machines in protest of their recent unemployment and robbing of their livelihood. The Luddites thought…

According to Marx, ideology is the governing concept, thoughts, or ideas initiated by the dominant ruling class. He furthers elaborate his criticism towards capitalism and the ruling bourgeoisies as dominant over both material production and mental production. In other words, he stands against the ruling…

Marxist criticisms involve the utilization of ideas and beliefs generated by Karl Marx. It involves analyzing the social structure, such as class, culture, and race including the distribution of power and wealth in a society. Utilizing Marxist criticism, we can further delve under the poems…

Sociology is the study of human behavior. It is broken down into three primary theoretical perspectives that are utilized by sociologists to interpret social life. These theories are known as symbolic interactionism, functional analysis and conflict theory. There are many questions people may have about…

Social Class and crime have always been considered by many people as a direct correlation between the two. Many see it as the higher of class you are the lower chance of you committing crimes or just being arrested in general while those who are…

 Political theory defined by David Held is that “a network of concepts and generalizations about political life involving ideas, assumptions and statements about the nature, purpose and key features of government, state and society and about the political capabilities of human beings”. Every political theorist…

Sociology is the systematic study of social life, what makes sociology so unique is that it focus on pattern of behavior in society. Sociology organized study of human society and social reactions . Examples of sociology would be school and religion, There are also several…

The post-war economy possessed a differing environment of which, Daniel Bell possessed the intention of showing such changes of which was coupled with our culture and politics. Such progression has continued into the sphere of scientific technology consequently becoming an independent source of surplus value….

The advancement of technology is inevitable as time progresses and it can affect our society in many aspects such as in terms of the economy and politics. It is obvious that modern technology develops rapidly with more big companies relying on it for opening door…

Karl Marx was a German sociologist, socialist revolutionary, philosopher, historian, economist, political theorist and journalist whose critical theories about society, economics and political holds that societies develop through class struggle. Marx has several publications in both sociology and economics and even political matters. His best…

Karl Marx was a German philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary socialist popular in the late nineteenth century for developing Marxism, a socialist movement that was a response to the criticisms he had with Capitalism. Marx held a widespread appeal when it came to his moral…

The above sketch of the relationship between democracy and modernity suggests how successful the idea of democracy has become over the past two centuries. But despite the apparent victory of liberal democracy worldwide, a major fault line in the debate around democracy in the twentieth…

Karl Marx was born in Trier, Germany on May 5, 1818. Marx grew up in a comfortable middle-class household, his father having been a respected lawyer after converting from Judaism to Protestantism. At 17, Marx enrolled at the University of Bonn to start his legal…

There has always been a dispute about what really holds society together and for centuries people have been intrigued by the relationship between individuals and society. In the 70’s the industrial revolution led to a rise in capitalism meaning a greater gap between those who…

Crime is a calculated action that is against the law and can cause physical or mental harm, damage or loss to an individual or property . However, there is no easy way to explain the concept of crime. Crime is a deceiving concept as it…

Karl Marx was born in Trier, Germany. He spent most of his time in London where he has been working. what impact he had on history. According to Euro Topics, “On the 200th birthday of Karl Marx a bronze statue was unveiled in his home…

 The concept of social class has long been linked to patterns of health in modern societies as health inequalities are clearly seen across the UK. According to The 1970-1972 Decennial Supplement of occupational Mortality (OCPS), figure 1 shows that men in social class V were…

Karl Marx was born in Germany in 1818 and went on to become a philosopher, economist, journalist and historian. He wrote two books, ‘Das Kapital’ and ‘Communist Manifesto’ with Fredrick Engel which formed the basic ideology known as Marxism. Marx and Engel believe that political…

Karl Marx believed that work at its best is what makes us human, it fulfils our species essence. Work allows us to prosper, however in nineteenth-century Europe, Marx argued that work destroyed workers, especially those who had nothing to sell but their labour. To the…

Karl Marx’s and Frederick Engels’ Manifesto of the Communist Party, the most influential work in the history of socialism, focused on the idea of historical development, the importance of the economic mode of production, the role of class struggle and the nature of social and…