SOC201H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The German Ideology, Social Alienation
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Soc 201 lecture 3 sept 24 (women washroom: 4000 password) Angeles: hence, marx is wrong to assume that the end of alienation requires the end of capitalism. Alienation has 4 dimensions (mc question: marx: individualistic aspect, social aspect ( distance and estrangement between different people) Karl marx: the german ideology (1845-46: 1. Historical materialism ( approach of karl marx): marx engaged in an argument that history is explained by ideas. As a whole tradition by looking at ideas. In order to survive, we need to meet basic needs and accessibilities. Marx believes the truth because it is essentential: 2. Implication for studying society: how societ y produces is fundamental. Fundamental for marx is class, opportunity of chances and what kind of people make these chances: 3. Division of labor, example from adam smith, the wealth of nations (1776) Unequal distribution of the products of labor. Capitalist system is a system that the gap will keep increasing under capitalism.
