PHL 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Communist Manifesto, Class Conflict
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Karl marx (1818-1883: philosopher, sociologist, economist, most importantly, revolutionary (stateless, collaboration with frederich engles communist manifesto = class struggle, noted most important philosopher of all time. In capitalism, the more you work, the more you become alienated for you: 2nd you receive labour so you it"s not really your labour, alienation from act of production pg. When you do that all the time, you"re turning yourself into an animal you feel free when you"re doing this that are satisfying you, but that"s a problem for marx: alienation from species-life pg. 89: animals work only out of an instinct for self-preservation to survive. 90 the difference between animal and human is animal is immediately. Humans consciously perform vital activities humans can think beyond themselves: alienation from other human beings pg. 91: marx: believes that we are not friends with the people around us, but continuously competing.
