Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Industrial Revolution, Utopian Socialism, Productive Forces
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Political science 1020e lecture #19 -- socialism 1. Socialism in general: 1: basic goods should be produced with the aim of benefitting all, property should be owned by society not by individuals public control of property, against capitalism"s unequal distribution of power. Industrial revolution led to dangerous, difficult, undignified factory work: moral objections to exploitation, poverty, and greed. Scientific" claims about historical change and the end of capitalism liberty, equality, and fraternity social scientific theory. Robert owen: human nature is malleable, capitalism rewards greed and selfishness, produce cooperatively for the public. Marx"s life: drunk all the time in university, got into dueling so his father took him out of that university and sent him to berlin where he studied law and philosophy, radical journalism: brussels, paris. 1849-1883: temporary exile in london engaged in political agitation with the. Communist manifesto: had family and lived in extreme poverty, scholarly research.