SOCB42H3 Study Guide - Primitive Communism, The Communist Manifesto, Philosophical Anthropology
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Marc critique of capitalism: anthropology and political economy. Marx on individual human nature (his philosophical anthropology) Importance of creative and productive work (rather than leisure) as a human need. People produce not only means of subsistence, but also themselves through work (notion of human. Working class doesn"t own means of production, capitalist class own that"s his idea of classes. He believes driving force between historical changes of societies, (marx called is socio-economic formation) The driving force, the final cause is the development in means of production. That causes change in society (change in classes) Nature of human nature humans need work, they get bored without it. Essence is the need of work, they need to know they contributed to the society, did something useful and that people need their work. People produce them selves through work (they develop their abilities through work an change their abilities and personalities through work)
