MDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Horizontal Integration, Ruling Class, Vertical Integration
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Vs philosophical marxism- elements of economics to it but focuses on the creation of the false consciousness ( what role do the media play in society?) Ruling ideas are nothing more than the ideal expression of the dominant material relations. Ruling class=ruling ideas: whoever controls the media is in control of what the media perpetuates. We know this, we live in a capitalist society, a money central society. The starting point of marxism is that the mode of production (our economic relations) is the (cid:271)ase o(cid:396) the (cid:862)dete(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)a(cid:374)t ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) of our thoughts. Everything is based on economic conditions and these influence the ideas that we have. Historical materialism-the character of our social life is the reflection of economic reflection of the economic relations within that society in a particular historical moment. Our historical moment is epoch according to marx(cid:859)s terms. Whenever someone gains someone suffers- according to marx.
