Karl Otto Koch

In the article “Is Inheritance Justified?”, D.W. Haslett argues that not only is inheritance not essential to capitalism but rather that inheritance is actually counterintuitive to capitalism. Haslett argues that three of the main capitalistic ideals; “distribution according to productivity”, “equal opportunity” and “freedom” directly contradict inheritance and he goes on to present a proposal that would abolish inheritance. I intend to argue that inheritance is in fact aligned with capitalism…

During this course, the students have examined how labor has evolved throughout the history of the United States. From the humble beginnings of the domestic work system to the globalized conglomerates that control the expansive service industry, the labor system of the U.S. has grown and shows no signs of slowing down. The three distinct labor systems in question during the course are: craft unionism, industrial unionism, and lean manufacturing. By examining each of their histories, and the…

Liberalism, socialism, and nationalism arose during the Industrial Revolution in 19th century Europe. In the wake of revolution, industrialization, social change, and large working classes, ideology served as a blueprint for the interpretation and transformation of society and government. These ideologies not only brought about the rise of the working class and incited reform in Britain but also caused major political change in France. Liberalism’s liberty-based ideas drove revolutions.…

George R. Boyer described the “Manifesto” as a “…very much period piece, a document of what was called the “hungry” 1840’s” (Pg151). Boyer coveted to analyze the historical perspective of the book by summarizing the analysis of capitalist economic development. Marx and Engels arguments about the history of the Manifesto were found using data. Capitalism was a very strong objective of this book. The article was intended for the creation of different perspectives that the Manchester had in their…

immediate use) and sold (rather than bartered) in a free market (Bruce and Yearley, 2006, p.26). Despite the fact that the term originating eons ago, sociologists still have a compulsive obsession with the ancient word and rely on scholars such as Karl Marx and Max Weber. However both Marx and Weber have diverse views on capitalism as a result this essay will examine both Marx and Weber views on class and power in capitalism, while also analysing the criticisms. At the end of the essay will…

The cultural Marxist ideology in the United States today originates from Europe, not from Obama. Understanding cultural Marxism goes a long way to understanding the American decline, the slide into a police state and the bizarre belief that Obama is a Messiah. The author gives a detailed description of cultural Marxism in, cultural Marxism – social chaos and those behind it in, the modern social liberal. Specifically for Americans and from decades ago, the warnings were always there, explained…

Identities Conflict It is impossible that a person who have only one identity in his long life because people all have the different relationship with each other in this complex social. Although I’m a student, I have many identities, for example, like to cook, car buff, good at singing and interested in repair things. Sometimes people will create a conflict of my identity, maybe they don’t know me clearly or some misunderstanding between them and me. So, at first I want to talk about an…

Chapter Six: Socialism The most prevalent antithesis to capitalism is, of course, socialism. While there exist many forms of socialism, economically, they all rely primarily on social ownership and control over capital production and management of the economy to the state, cooperative enterprises, or even a semblance of citizen ownership ( I say semblance because, let’s face it, once the state decides where ownership lies, it’s all over for you). The participating society (again, the semblance…

Karl Marx and Ayn Rand are two of the most recognizable philosophers of the modern era. They both had extremely differing views on how money should be used and what money is good for. Ayn Rand, famous for her books Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, has a strong belief that money is not a force for evil, but a force for good and change. Karl Marx, on the other hand, had a very underhanded view of money and its effectiveness as a motivator. He believed that money could only temporarily…

Professor Angello’s lectures and Tyson’s chapter on Marxism were very consumable. They helped me recognize and correct a lot of misinformation that I had been fed about Marxism, and it’s not hard to see why so much misinformation about Marxist theory would be present in the popular culture of a capitalist society. I really like that Marxist theory recognizes the way a literary body is both influenced by the culture it is produced in and influences the culture it is produced into. I never liked…