Topic 11 Historical Materialism Flashcards
What does ALIENATION mean?
SEPARATION of THINGS that naturally BELONG together,
ANTAGONISM between those who are properly in harmony.
Document published by Engels and Marx and when?
Manifesto of the Communist Party
1848
What did Engels and Marx sought?
A social REVOLUTION and the transformation of society based on a STRUGGLE initiated by the WORKERS against their EXPLOITERS
Which is Marx’s movement?
Marxism
“the proletariat is the creator of a socialist society”
system that allows the COEXISTENCE of society w i t h o u t social differences, which leads to stability,
Seeks to end capitalism:
Historical materialism
What does m a t e r i a l i s t i c refers to?
It had as principle of material life the existence of individuals
The part of HISTORICAL relates to:
Periods or stages that, according to Marx, have gone by, and to men and societies are shaped historically.
History repeats.
Marx said that:
Historical stages of humanity have been characterized by the MODES OF PRODUCTION and this has CONDITIONED up to the t h i n k i n g of men.
Societies have been based on i n e q u a l i t y and the existence of social classes: CLASS STRUGGLE
The ancient society
agriculture
slavery for generating wealth(taken by a few)
Political system based on:
conquest for wealth .
The feudal society
agricultural exploitation.
feudal serfdom and serfs.
Political system based on the MONARCHY.
Capitalist society
MASS PRODUCTION of goods.
Exploitation of the bourgeoisief over the working class (proletariat). (Class struggle)
Political system based on the REPUBLIC and DEMOCRACY.
Society is a whole in conflict, and consists in four elements that interact with each other.
Which are these elements?
P roduction
P ower
S ocial relations
C lass conscience
What did Engels me Marx use to study the historical processes of man?
Dialectical materialism
Historical materialism was proposed by:
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
