Sociology 2240E Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Auguste Comte, Nominalism, For Marx
21 Jan 2018
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Recall: last few weeks: key carryover from durkheim. "i"m not a marxist: comte fun fact: august comte was the subject of one of many marx"s disses: deride comte"s project as a vain attempt at trying to write "recipes for the cookshops of the future" Social theory toolbox: marx in theoretical context: a few comments on "structural functionalism" and "conflict theory, marx in a theoretical context: levine"s template, 1: what is society, preliminary points, marx sees himself as an atomist. Sees individuals able to step outside and make a change. Someone who looks at capitalism and sees not only a progression but is oriented towards radical critiques so humanity can reality something better. Karl marx: key ideas underlying marx"s thinking: Ideas can be false: most ideas throughout history have been false, ask if ideas are false what functions do a false idea have. Ideas about human nature (and its perversion: under capitalism specifically.
