Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

Immanuel Kant, and his Critique of Pure Reason (1781/1787) sparked a new movement among many European philosophers, known as the age of German Idealism. Names such as Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel are all in the realm of German Idealism, each bringing their own ideas to complete the system of philosophy itself, and specifically destroy, defend, or further develop the concept of human rationalism. There is an agglomeration of world-renowned philosophers in the era of German Idealism, but this…

The documentary film of “The True Cost” by Andrew Morgan, focuses on the fast fashion world and its effects. It discusses several aspects of the garment industry from production, mainly exploring the low- life of low-wage workers in developing countries- to its after effects such as river and soil pollution, pesticide contamination which leads to diseases and deaths. Using an approach that looks at environmental, social, and psychological aspects, it also examines consumerism and mass media,…

Section 3 Marx’s general theory of capital 3.1 Alienation. Define Marx’s conception of alienation. Describe the tendencies within the capitalist mode of production that contribute to an increase in alienation (5 points). 1) Marx’s alienation: people who lack power in society will correspondingly lack of understanding the relationship between individuals and society/social structure. 2) Tendencies: (1) In the capitalist mode of production, although productive power of workers has increased, the…

In the “Manifesto of the Communist Party” by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the intro explains the complicated social ranks in ancient Rome and the Middle Ages. Communism is a common way of organizing a society in which a government should own things. The vision of Karl Marx of the economic and social system is explained through bourgeois and proletarians. Bourgeois is the middle class whereas the proletarians are the lower or working class. The bourgeois class has gained power and put the an…

Workers, Populist, and Progressives During the 19th Century workers were dissatisfied with the capitalist government, and the new industrial order. Industrialization, urbanization, and immigration were modifying the American society following reconstruction. From this discontent, sprouted two new ideologies which are the Populist and Progressives. Workers suffered terrible conditions, and it was difficult for them to be heard since there were more workers than jobs. Because of this, workers…

Rusert, B. "Delany’s Comet: Fugitive Science and the Speculative Imaginary of Emancipation." American Quarterly, vol. 65 no. 4, 2013, pp. 799-829. Print. Thesis: In the 19th century U.S., race science was used to justify the treatment of enslaved African Americans and other minorities being treated as lesser beings. Yet at the same time, when slaves were brought across the Atlantic, they helped to reshape the way the nation would operate and its many understandings of science. Rusert argues…

Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels was written during a time that society had a lot going on. The society was a communist society which was where the wealthiest people collected most resources. So, the people were separated into economic classes based on wealth. The economic classes were the bourgeoisie and the proletarians. The bourgeoisie were the middle class who owned businesses with the goal of earning a profit and controlled all elements of…

Introduction In this paper, I will discuss positivist, biological, as well as psychological theories providing a comparison as well as contrast for each. Discussion The use of positivist theories emerged with the American, French, as well as the Industrial Revolutions prompting tremendous social changes throughout the world (Bohm & Vogel, 2011). In 1820, the term positivism was attributed to Auguste Comte during his works with Saint-Simon while developing their works of physical sciences in…

Eagleton is a Marxist that is also a British literary theorist and critic. He was really interested in morality, ethics, and the question of truth. Reading “After Theory” Chapter 5 “ Truth, Virtue, and Objectivity”. In this chapter Eagleton talked about Truth, Virtue, Morality, Objectivity, and Ethics. This is because of the modern capitalistic society that we live in. When I was reading the chapter you can really see how Eagleton dissects how postmodernist see and understand Truth, Virtue,…

Although Hobbes, in his work “Leviathan,” and Marx, in his work “Manifesto of the Communist Party,” both discuss conflict¬¬¬— they differ about the ideal society, the main source of conflict, and the use of conflict generally. Many philosophers have differing views when it comes to the topic of an ideal society; Hobbes and Marx are no different. While Hobbes believes humans should seek to achieve a peaceful society free from conflict, Marx states that the ideal society is a society free from…