Libertarian socialism

There are great differences between the Enlightenment ideas and the ideas of communism in the book called the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, however there appears to be some similarities between the ideas of one another even though both Enlightenment and the rise of communism are in different time periods. The three enlightenment philosophers that greatly inspired Marx in creating communism and his book were Voltaire, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. These three philosophers believed in…

Published in 1859, by Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities is a love story that focuses on both sides of the French Revolution and contains social commentary about the rise and fall of the third and second estate. Dickens, at the time, was influenced by Karl Marx’s ideals from the Communist Manifesto, published 11 years prior in 1848, which describes the class struggles between the bourgeoisie and the Proletariat. Dickens, influenced by the Communist Manifesto, wrote the book, A Tale of Two…

Antanas Kaztauskis was an immigrant from Lithuania who came over to America during the time of the industrial revolution. His time in America gives us just a small glimpse of how arduous life was at the time for the poor, unskilled worker, especially as an immigrant. He chronicles how upon his arrival, he had to search for jobs, and the search was a brutal one, with nearly 200 in line to get a job, all of them “tired and hungry”(Kaztauskis DH,pg.5). Over the course of the industrial revolution,…

During the industrial revolution it allowed our society to jump from one era right into the next, with the help of the inventions that were made. It all started in the 1760’s to the early 1800’s, when the first industrial revolution took place. This was a point in time when America introduced the wonders of machinery. It focused on the growth of factories, and the mass production of manufactured goods. With all the new factories, it was a big opportunity for the community to open up jobs for…

Authority Essay: What Makes a Good Leader? As said by JACQUES MARITAIN in the "The Democratic Charter,” Man and the State, “authority and power are two different things: power is the force by means of which you can oblige others to obey you. Authority is the right to direct and command, to be listened to or obeyed by others. Authority requests power. Power without authority is tyranny. Link” Another comparison would be the differences between a leader and a ruler. A leader leads his people…

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…

Arguing against Marxism, P&W determine that it is possible to distribute wealth and increase investment simultaneously. The second theory examines the welfare of workers in either a socialist or democratic capitalist society. While workers under socialism share in ownership of capital, they do not see any income surplus. Any income not distributed to constituents is automatically invested back into capital, forcing workers to set a wage based on potential future investment returns. In contrast,…

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…

In the United Kingdom, during the 18th and 19th centuries, the Industrial Revolution was in full force, drastically changing labor in factories and working class living conditions. The changes brought by the Industrial Revolution created jobs for the working class and increased population, but also worsened working conditions and living conditions, and caused more children to be employed in unsafe working environments. Through the technological advancements and changes brought by the…