Marxist theory

“Darwin himself, in his day, was unable to fight free of the theoretical errors of which he was guilty. It was the classics of Marxism that revealed those errors and pointed them out.”-Trofim Lysenko. Lynsenko believed that Marxism, which has transformed into what we call Communism, was able to prove the scientific theory cannot be applied to society due to errors found with Darwin’s theory. When applying Darwin’s theory to society is as if the poor had not evolved yet to withstand challenges faced in a certain time period therefore they are not capable of reproducing and allowing genes to pass from generation to generation. Lysenko then tried to apply his argument about genetics that he used against Darwin to also reject the research of Gregor…

Human nature is a way to describe the characteristics of individuals, which relates to the formation and organization of society because of the morals and desires fueled by dominant voices, or collective voices. Human nature, with a Marxist viewpoint is a way for individuals to view themselves as a member of a species, within a society that follow certain guidelines and rules in order to sustain the binary of society. The binary of society exist within the work of these theories to conceptualize…

In this sense it can surmised as movements from above providing guidance and orientation to those on the bottom having them accept the current state of affairs as “natural” by which the state could be able mediate and provide an avenue for their grievances tying into the first essay mentioned in the above. Though Gramsci’s analysis was more concerned with the political realm, he would also note the cultural effects of hegemony by noting the ideological apparatus on how the dominant intellectuals…

make this occur. If one considers the basic meaning of the term hegemony, it would not be enough to explain how in today’s society, we function through economic, social and political factors combined – which are all maintained through the equal balance of cooperation and compromise, mainly implemented through democratic, political systems. On the contrary, there are many examples of instances throughout history where the distinctions between the dominant ideology and those subjugated by them,…

The culture industry argument, established by Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer, is a critique of mass media, which refers to the industrialization of culture, where the masses are not the only source of mass culture; capitalism serves the masses, and treats them like commodities for their own benefit (McAnany & Wilkinson, 1996). Adorno and Horkheimer chose to call it culture industry, rather than mass media, because they believed that in mass media, masses had some influence upon the creation…

George Orwell once wrote “Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past" (Zinn 89). The notable quote holds a lot of wisdom, and a message of exercising caution when it comes to history. Dominant ideologies and views of history have had calamitous consequences when gone unchallenged by society. Marchak discusses who creates and controls the dominant ideology in contemporary society, as they are the ones ‘who control the present’. As the dominant ideology…

CRITICAL: MARXIST & ANARCHIST THEORY While realist theory holds the accumulation of power to be at the heart of conflict, Marxist tradition applies this principle in the economic domain; it regards capitalist-dependent economies and desire for fiscal advantage as providing the driving force behind global conflict. Lenin describes a race for resources as creating conditions for future warfare “The more capitalism is developed, the more strongly the shortage of raw materials is felt, the more…

Marxist Criticism and Theory can be summarized as such; a point of view that looks at the struggle for power between different social classes and how that relates to economics and status. Bonnycastle’s writing on Marxism involves several unique examples and types of how Marxism criticisms can be used and viewed. Bonnycastle starts his writing with the background on the theory of Marxism. The theory of Marxism is involved with creating a “good society”. A good society creates an environment where…

social, political, and economic philosophy that examines the effect of capitalism on labor, productivity, and economic development” (Marxism, n.d.). The theory originated from the works of Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx. Initially, Marxism applied sociopolitical and economic inquiry well-known as historical materialism to critique and analyze the development of capitalism and class struggle role in organized economic revolution. In the realm of reality, the theory birthed many puzzles among…

After reading the material this week I have learned that there are numerous propositions contained within Marx’s social theory. First, I would like to start out by saying that Marxist theory is an approach to explain social life explicitly. This theory states that there is most certainly a defined structure, as well as a target dynamic that connects various aspects of social life together. For example, the interconnectedness of politics and economics. Marx’s theory mentions that there is a…