Megan Miller
Professor Eliasoph
Sociological Theory
12 October 2015
Karl Marx—Contradictory Argument Karl Marx was a remarkable social theorist, in regards to the examination of philosophical and economic production. He believed that the evolution of society was comprised of motile antithetical components, which generated change through conflict. As such, the process of progression was a construction of strife, rather than harmonious growth. According to Marx, in every society, the origin of social order was determined by the production of economic commodities. The organization of the social system was insistent upon the way in which individuals existed in relation to nature. Essentially, “the first presupposition of all human history …show more content…
According to Marx, as globalization and technological advancements increase, more individuals become “proletarianized” and left unemployed. The means of production becomes concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, resulting in a larger unified working class—proletarians. As a means of abolishing this form of social inequality, the proletarians employ a self-conscious movement of the majority to overpower the bourgeoisie. In doing so, they create a socialist society—shared control of the means of production—in order to diminish inequality. Socialism establishes big government to centralize production into the hands of the state. Ultimately, Marx believes that communism is possible, as a means of not only accumulating a force of labor, but also as a means of enriching, widening and “promot[ing] the existence of the labourer” (Marx 485). Essentially, “communism deprives no man of the power to appropriate the products of society; [it only deprives] him of the power to subjugate the labour of others” (Marx 486). In essence, communism allows for the free development of each condition for all members of society. No individual is trapped by their local, cultural or religious way of life, but rather they are empowered to make communal decisions. The formation of this society allows for less scarcity, and therefor more time for
Professor Eliasoph
Sociological Theory
12 October 2015
Karl Marx—Contradictory Argument Karl Marx was a remarkable social theorist, in regards to the examination of philosophical and economic production. He believed that the evolution of society was comprised of motile antithetical components, which generated change through conflict. As such, the process of progression was a construction of strife, rather than harmonious growth. According to Marx, in every society, the origin of social order was determined by the production of economic commodities. The organization of the social system was insistent upon the way in which individuals existed in relation to nature. Essentially, “the first presupposition of all human history …show more content…
According to Marx, as globalization and technological advancements increase, more individuals become “proletarianized” and left unemployed. The means of production becomes concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, resulting in a larger unified working class—proletarians. As a means of abolishing this form of social inequality, the proletarians employ a self-conscious movement of the majority to overpower the bourgeoisie. In doing so, they create a socialist society—shared control of the means of production—in order to diminish inequality. Socialism establishes big government to centralize production into the hands of the state. Ultimately, Marx believes that communism is possible, as a means of not only accumulating a force of labor, but also as a means of enriching, widening and “promot[ing] the existence of the labourer” (Marx 485). Essentially, “communism deprives no man of the power to appropriate the products of society; [it only deprives] him of the power to subjugate the labour of others” (Marx 486). In essence, communism allows for the free development of each condition for all members of society. No individual is trapped by their local, cultural or religious way of life, but rather they are empowered to make communal decisions. The formation of this society allows for less scarcity, and therefor more time for