Karl Guthe Jansky

Communal living has been a fixture of society since the days of hunter-gathering. It wasn’t until social classes began to emerge and forms of capitol were created that societies moved away from communism. The modern theory of communism comes from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’, The Communist Manifesto. Published in 1848, this dissemination of communist ideals, which called for the elimination of class struggle and an end to the exploitation of the working class, would become one of the most…

Competition is a good thing. Competition brings about the best in us. So why not make an economic system that values competition. Sounds good, right? And thus, with this train of thoughts comes modern capitalism. Capitalism has been ingrained in human society for centuries. Merchants way back had been practicing a smaller, more localized form of capitalism before capitalism rose to industrial, and eventually to a global age. Capitalism can bring about a rapid growth and abundance in the economy…

In the book, “The Market Revolution”, by Charles Sellers, Seller talks about the period in American History from 1815 to 1846. Seller refers to this time period as the “Jacksonian America”. Sellers main argument is that the major social revolution, created by capitalism, that occurred after the War of 1812 caused American politics to turn from constitutional republicanism to a more democratic way of politics. He believes Jackson was a main reason for this change in American politics. Jackson’s…

large extent, a version of an emerging social system. A social systems is the patterned series of interrelationships existing between individuals, groups, and institutions and forming a whole. Every classical political economist such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and David Ricardo expect the system to evolve in different characteristics of the system. Smith referred to this as the “society of perfect liberty” with characteristics of, regulation, production, competition, human motivation that…

The historical dialectic materialist approach represents a key feature of Marxist thought. It is so vital to his explanations of history that it has often been seen as being synonymous with Marx himself. If one wants to understand history as a dynamic, and historical process, it is essential to look at it materially. Ultimately, the historical dialectic materialist approach allows us to make sense of why things are the way they are in a certain era. Three concepts go into explaining the…

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England, many historians and economists, such as David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, Karl Marx and other contemporary thinkers tried to figure out how to improve living standards of the working poor in a capitalist Industrial system. Though there are some disagreements about the effects of Industrialization on living conditions, it is safe to say that the industrial revolution was made possible through the sacrifice, dehumanization and sufferings of…

Throughout history, conflicts arise over various issues. Some of which include power and status. Whether it be people abusing, manipulating, or gaining power there are always darker alternative motives. In this case, a prime example of power being used unjustly can be found in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Where society is based on the oppressor, the Combine consistently keeps the people restrained, resulting in conflict among the two. Chief Bromden’s schizophrenic episodes…

“God bless you, and God bless the United States of America” – Ronald Regan (Goldenthal 2015). Is our modern capitalist society where wealth is earned and maintained by private individuals originated from religion, specifically Christianity? Max Weber believed that religion played a central role in the western world’s economic development (Ritzer & Guppy 2014). In the article “God Bless America: How Christ became Central to Capitalism and US politics”, Goldenthal (2015) discussed the idea of how…

of the societies accepted this change and became what was known as the capitalist society. Many theorists attempt to explain and simplify these social changes. Among them were two of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim. Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818 in Trier, Prussia. He was a well-known philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary…

Capitalism is a social system that begins with producing and distributing goods that are owned by a few people. It also starts with purchasing and selling labour power. In order to increase the capital, the capitalist must purchase labourers to create more profit. The more profit they produce the greater the accumulation of capital there would be. Even though capitalism helps to increase profit, it makes the social division of labour less benefit to the society which changes the meaning of…