HIST 1084 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Reform Act 1832, Utopian Socialism
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People who are taken out their existing business by a new wave of technology. 1832 reform act extended voting rights of just 20% of men. Increase the political, social, and economic welfare of the working class in great. Scorned capitalism as worst form of individualism. Charles fourier called for self sustained communities with 1620 members. State brought freedom and guaranteed standard of living. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence. Theory of historical materialism the amount and nature of a country"s material goods are the single most important factors in determining society"s social, political, and cultural organization. Proletariat: working class, dont own factories of production, sustain selves through labor. Should not be divided based on nationality. The engine of history drives all societies through four stages until capitalism and national states collapse, making room for a classless society.
