Marx and Engels - Key Ideas (1818–83) & (1820–95) (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Historical materialism: basis of developments
Historical materialism: basis of developments
Economic and class factors
What conditions all aspects of society (Marxism)
What conditions all aspects of society (Marxism)
The economic system
Engine of history according to Marx & Engels
Engine of history according to Marx & Engels
Class conflict over means of production
First stage in Marxist historical development
First stage in Marxist historical development
Primitive Communism
Final stage in Marxist historical development
Final stage in Marxist historical development
Socialism/Communism
What workers are alienated from under capitalism
What workers are alienated from under capitalism
Products of labour, fellow workers, own potential
What dominates lives under capitalism (alienation)
What dominates lives under capitalism (alienation)
Pursuit of profit
Nature of communist society according to Marx/Engels
Nature of communist society according to Marx/Engels
Classless, stateless society
Basis of social relations under communism
Basis of social relations under communism
Mutual cooperation (not competition/exploitation)
What people work for under communism
What people work for under communism
Common good (not personal profit)
What is eradicated under communism
What is eradicated under communism
Exploitation of labour
When can true freedom be achieved (Marx/Engels)
When can true freedom be achieved (Marx/Engels)
Only under communism
Dictatorship of the proletariat: purpose
Dictatorship of the proletariat: purpose
Preserve the revolution until state withers away
Why state withers away under communism
Why state withers away under communism
No class left to exploit
What ends with communism, concluding human history
What ends with communism, concluding human history
The dialectic process