SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Friedrich Engels, Dialectic, Communist Society
19 Dec 2020
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Spent his life trying to apply his ideas. Spent much of his life in exile. Collaborated with friedrich engels, w/ engels being very influential. Marx is considered one of the first sociologists. Believed that we could analyze social relations empirically to gain an understanding of how they work. His empirical work was full of his ideology, made it biased. His ideology has inspired people around the world, making marx one of the most influential figures ever to have walked the earth. At most basic, combines dialectic with materialism. Dialectic: perspective used to make sense of the world, focuses on contradictions. Suggests there are opposing, contradictory forces, that opposing forces interact, and that this interaction creates a new force. Borrowed concept from hegel; present in greek thought, buddhism, Conflict perspective: belief that society is constantly changing due to conflict. Underlying assumption: humans are competitive, conflict is the basis of society. Materialism: economic production is the basis of society.
