SDS131R Lecture Notes - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, The Communist Manifesto, Lumpenproletariat
11 Feb 2013
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Nigel marsh: people are so oppressed they don"t even see their own oppression. To conform or we don"t know how/don"t want to start over. Influenced by georg hegel (historical materialism economic base) The capitalists system is inherently flawed and that will lead to its demise. Communist manifesto in 1848 to educate public on their own oppression. Humans are a product of their environment (human nature is plastic and can be changed) Wants full equality (economic, political and social) The state was produced because of class conflict. Two different approaches to the state: big state (socialism, no state (communism) Change from capitalism to socialism and eventually communism. Surplus wealth: factory produces so many good things yet profits go to only a small group (owners) exploitation. Change only occurs through tension and conflict. Built on conflict between classes, specifically between the bourgeoisie (workers) and the proletariat (factory owners).
