Karl Jaspers

Thornstein Veblen and the Theory of the Leisure Class Thorstein Bunde Veblen was a 19th century Norwegian-American economist and sociologist who attained a degree of reputation thanks to his critique of Capitalism, especially after the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the ensuing period of Great Depression. Veblen published his most prominent work, “The Theory of the Leisure Class” in 1899, in which he married Darwinism to Sociology to present a concept of evolutionary development of human…

Albert Einstein covers several topics in his essay, Why Socialism, including: the duality of a person, the shortcomings of capitalism, and how some aspects of socialism could help solve the socio-economic crises we face today. Rather than promoting a private economy blinded by selfish interests, Einstein advocates for a planned economy that “adjusts production to the needs of the community” (Einstein). Moreover, he emphasis the role of the common people in making a successful transition toward a…

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is a fictional literary work that illustrates the labor conditions in the Chicago stockyards, describing the harsh realities immigrants faced and exposing the callous side of human nature. The Jungle is a depressing realization of how unregulated capitalistic corporation and monopolies treated human beings as less than human, with complete disregard for the workers' well-being. Throughout the book, Sinclair displays the struggles of an immigrant family in order…

Charlottesville: A Durkheimian Perspective Introduction Emile Durkheim plays a pivotal role in the field of sociology. His innovative research paved the way to new theories that help us explain and understand the way society works. Durkheim is responsible for numerous contributions to the field of sociology, but is often known for his theories on collective conscience, solidarity, and anomie. Collective Conscience Collective conscience denotes the interest of the collective level of…

For this summary essay assignment, I’ve chosen One World, Rival Theories by Jack Snyder and Liberalism and World Politics by Michael W. Doyle. One World, Rival Theories states the basics of all three major theories and gives a general idea of liberalism’s main points. Liberalism and World Politics on the other hand gives a detailed explanation of liberalism alone and continues to break down the theory into three separate categories. This helps to fill in some of the gaps in the first article as…

In the book Freakonomics the authors, Stephen Levitt and Stephen Dubner, takes a novel approach to studying economics, sharing its most interesting research. First they begin with the topic of correlation and causation. According to them correlation means, “A relationship exists between two factors—let’s call them X and Y—but it tells you nothing about the direction of that relationship. It’s possible that X causes Y; it’s also possible that Y causes X; and it may be that X and Y are both being…

Argument Analysis of Boys and Our Inconsistent Economy The male population has a historical stereotype placed upon them: men overpower women. It is this stigma that has pushed for worldly progression between the sexes, but what if the abilities of men are forever to control our society? The article “A Link Between Fidgety Boys and a Sputtering Economy”, written by David Leonhardt, strikes the matter head-on, carrying the position that the educational issues of boys additionally connects to…

Despite Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud’s individualistic ideas and definitions of religion, they obtain a common understanding regarding wishful thinking of an afterlife. However, the way they interpret the afterlife is different. Karl Marx argued that the idea of an afterlife is able to dull the pain of reality; he uses religion to shed some light on how bad living life truly is. On the other hand, Freud believes that all religious believes are just illusions and wishful thinking is the ultimate…

of which will be discussed in this essay. Throughout the essay works of Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) Will be Studied looking at how each of the individuals has contributed to society. This essay will be explaining and outlining their theories alongside contradicting theories such as Weber (1864-1920) in order to show the development of the discipline from sociology in their view point. For example Karl Marx is a structuralist and was highly critical of capitalism while…

In a world full of variety and mixed social economies, capitalism and Communism are the most well-known economies. The most attached country to capitalism is the United States, while Communism is mainly attached to Russia and China. Capitalism and communism are both ideologies used in many countries’ societies, however they are different in many ways. The wealth is distributed differently, and the ownership of property differentiates between the two economies. Capitalism is founded from Adam…