SOAN 2112 Lecture Notes - The German Ideology, The Communist Manifesto, Intellectual Freedom

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 2112
• Professor: Linda Hunter

Document Summary

Introduction to marx: different ideas about freedom then mill, picked up on hegel"s idea of history. He wrote early works in paris the poverty of philosophy (1847) The condition of the working class in england (1844 with. Intellectual contributions: the overall doctrine tension, struggle. Few people in this new capitalist based economy profited. Many worked long hours for low wages and made profit for the capital class. New ideas emerging individual rights, property. January 28, 2013 soc 2111/2 l. hunter. Marx provided a framework to understand these changes (the class equality) attempt to mobilize these people (the working class) to strive for social equity. Men engage in antagonistic relationships as soon as we leave in communal relationships then a division of labour emerges. Division of labour leads to antagonistic classes. Different historical periods have been marked by class struggle. The first historical act is the production of material life itself .