Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: False Consciousness

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Pursuit of (physical) needs produces history o. Last part of marx one class tends to dominate other classes and monopolizes, ironically doesn"t do physical labour and not actively productive. Working class, exploited and usually wants to change; ends up organizing society to their benefit and become the exploiters--> four stages of society: 2)ancient/ classical: feudal/medieval, bourgeois/capitalist - richest and most vulnerable if you"re poor in this society, workers have no protection. One stage left that will be permanent b/c non-exploitive econ that meets needs of people in society; end of history rooted in capitalist state which creates special group = proletarians are the important ones --> simple & modest. Size of their group, vast majority will be proletarian (90-95%) Extent of exploitation that they experienced = total exploitation created by urbanization, live in slums on one year contracts; have nothing whereas serfs/ slaves and peasants had some rights so better off than proletarians.

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