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Karl Marx, 2007.
This paper examines the beliefs of German philosopher Karl Marx.
1,563 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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In this article the writer analyzes the views of Karl Marx, in particular with regards to his views of the alienation of a worker. The writer discusses that Karl Marx defined this type of alienation as being a social problem, which had been in fact created by the bourgeois management of production on one hand, and exchange on the other. The writer notes that today, the condition of the worker is not as alienated as described by Karl Marx during his times, but still, a human being still produces automatically to earn his livelihood, rather then producing without any sort of external necessity, perhaps like an artist or a musician. The writer concludes that in a society where the forces of the market are able to dictate human behavior, people would never be able to realize their full potential, and this would mean that capitalism today, which interferes with the true nature of a human being, must be abolished as far as it is a possibility.
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"In other words, Karl Marx was of the firm opinion that in general, a worker was alienated to a large extent. Perhaps, said Karl Marx, the obvious expression of this alienation was seen in the fact that the worker was quite unable, in capitalist times, of actually owning what he had produced with his effort and hard work. The fact cannot be denied, that the existing conditions of production did indeed dehumanize the worker, to such an extent that he became a mere animal, in following his routine and losing his creativity. The worker would also feel alienated because of the fact that work is not 'himself', it is outside of him, and therefore, not at all a part of his true nature. He becomes both mentally and physically 'debased', and is happy only during his leisure time, which is not much, and he is almost like an animal, in the basic satisfaction of his animal functions of eating, sleeping, procreating, while in his creativity and so on, he is reduced to an animal like thinking. Therefore, the animal becomes human, and the human, animal."
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Karl Marx, 2002.
A paper which studies the life, history and theories of founder of socialism and communism Karl Marx.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The paper looks at the life history of father of modern socialism and communism, Karl Marx. The paper traces his beginnings as a child in Trier, Germany, through to his education in Bonn and his career as a writer. Karl Marx's works are discussed, such as "The Manifesto of the Communist Party", "The Poverty of Philosophy" and " A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy". Finally the paper looks at Karl Marx's contribution to sociology.
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"Moreover, there was the history of factory legislation in England which, from its modest beginnings with the first acts of 1802, finally reached the point of limiting working hours in almost all manufacturing as well as the cottage industries to 60 hours per week for women and young people under the age of 18, and to 39 hours per week for children under 13. Thus, Marx has given an excellent book, which from this point of view is of the greatest interest especially for every industrialist."
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Karl Marx, 2002.
This paper discusses the life of Karl Marx and his influence on the Russian Revolution
2,075 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that Karl Marx's character came from his experiences as a child. As a convert, a lofty Christian idealism paved his way into philosophical study, but the Prussian authorities' unwarranted suspicion of his father, who was a lawyer, a constitutionalist, a democrat, and a Jew, led young Karl to consider, with discontent, the structure of government. The author points out that, although Marx studied under Hegel, the greatest influence in his life was his longtime friend, Friedrich Engels, who introduced Marx to many of the works of influential economists of the time, which would help him shape his economic and human philosophy. The paper relates that Vladimir Lenin extended Marxism and made it more comprehensible for the masses, augmenting it into Marxist-Leninism. Without Karl Marx, there probably would never have been a Russian Revolution.
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"In 1864, the International Working Men's Association (IWMA) was founded. It gave Marx the needed conduit for his revolutionary cause. Marx actually drew up the rules for the group, clearly advocating the gradual gain of power through parliamentary assemblies. This became the best means for freeing the proletariat in industrially advanced countries like Britain. With his strong opinions and stronger understanding of politics, Marx eventually became a member of the IWMA's general committee. This position gave him the clout he needed to present his ideas: such as strong support of the Paris Commune. This bold action drew the attention of all, especially the frightened French bourgeoisie. Unfortunately his position in the IWMA was the height of his official political career. He became under attack from the working class, who were unsupportive of his extreme measures, and others disliking any kind of authority. With Marx's political defeat, the IWMA lost all of its effectiveness and eventually dissolved into nonexistence. Although Marx no longer had any official place in politics, working-class leaders from Germany, France, and Britain continued to consult him about their problems."
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Mary Wollstonecraft and Karl Marx, 2002.
Examines the views of women's right activist Mary Wollstonecraft and political philosopher, Karl Marx on the formation of society.
1,548 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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Both Mary Wollstonecraft and Karl Marx developed ideas about the way society is formed and the way it should be formed and both did so in economic and social terms. The paper shows that there are considerable differences between the views they take on these topics. Each wanted to change society and each examined the nature of their society and determined what sorts of developments should be taken in the future. The paper examines Wollstonecraft's "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) and Karl Marx's class theory.
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"Marx and Engels do not speak of individuals as a rule but rather of classes, mass grouping of people according to economic and social position. In the perspective of Marx and Engels, the bourgeois society in which they lived was a system of class conflict and the domination of the bourgeois class over the proletarian class. They described the nature of this society not as an aberration but as a stage in social evolution, succeeding the feudal period and preceding the era of the dictatorship of the proletariat. This view was based on the idea that these stages were inevitable and that the only way for the proletariat to gain a better position in life was through revolution, through the violent overthrow of bourgeois society."
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Karl Marx, 2006.
A discussion on Karl Marx's views on capitalism.
2,259 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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The paper examines how the scandals in the American corporate world have taught us that capitalism may not be the ideal economic system. The paper discusses how interest in Karl Marx's writing, especially those concerning the ills of capitalism, has soared. The paper attempts to understand why capitalism was disliked by great theorists such as Karl Marx, and tries to better understand the Marxist view on capitalism. The paper further examines the strengths and weaknesses of the capitalist and socialist systems. The paper concludes that while capitalism in America may never find a suitable replacement in the socialist system, it can certainly learn something from communism's idea of fair distribution of resources and right to equal opportunity.
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"He argued that in capitalist system, workers are underpaid and overworked and this largely results in severe economic disparities, which further lead to social gaps. What we know about rich getting richer was actually a concept first introduced by Karl Marx as he believed that with capitalist bourgeois amassing wealth and using unskilled poor workers to achieve their objectives, world was likely to turn into a living hell for most urban poor. The modern bourgeois society that has sprouted from the ruins of feudal society has not done away with class antagonism."
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Adam Smith and Karl Marx, 2005.
This paper examines the writings of Adam Smith and Karl Marx by reviewing their positions on joint-stock companies and Adam Smith's famous deer-beaver argument.
1,410 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that Adam Smith thought that the separation of ownership and control raised serious questions about the management of joint-stock companies and led him to analyze the agency problem. The author points out that Adam Smith and Karl Marx agree that an advantage of the joint-stock company is that it allows entrepreneurs to put together large sums of money and capital; furthermore, Marx concludes that the joint-stock form leads to a "tremendous expansion in the scale of production and enterprises, which would be impossible for individual capitals." The paper states that Karl Marx would have called Adam Smith's hunters simple commodity producers with each hunting with his own relatively simple weapon in a forest, which is open to all, and satisfying his needs by exchanging his excess catch against the products of other hunters.
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"Competition is another quantitative aspect of economics. One first needs to examine the conditions under which exchange ratios would correspond exactly to labor -time ratios. We begin with Adam Smith's famous deer-beaver example, "If among a nation of hunters, for example, it usually costs twice the labor to kill a beaver which it does to kill a deer, one beaver should naturally exchange for or be worth two deer. It is natural that what is usually the produce of two days' or two hours' labor, should be worth double of what is usually the produce of one days' or one hours' labor.""
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Max Weber and Karl Marx, 2002.
A look at the theories of Max Weber and Karl Marx on modern and pop culture.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines the similarities between Max Weber and Karl Marx in terms of their views on the nature and character of modern culture. It looks at how the two theorists would provide similar and different descriptions of the role, function, and purpose of pop culture.
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Karl Marx, 2002.
This paper introduces and discusses Karl Marx, his ?Communist Manifesto,? and ?The 18th Brumaire.?
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The following paper examines the many definitions and deductions about Karl Marx?s work. It discusses his basic theory of socialism, the main theme of his theory which is the struggle between classes and how it affects each social group in turn and the influence of his work on others.
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?Ultimately, Marx would like to see the destruction of the ?bourgeoisie,? the upper class that dominates society because of money and position. This class was the dominant class of Marx?s day, and the one he found the most destructive. To attain this goal, Marx felt that people needed to give up their private property. Everything should be owned in common, then there would be no division of classes, everyone would be the ?same.? The ?proletariat,? the workers of the world, would come to dominate society, because of the great need for workers during the Industrial Revolution and beyond.?
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Harry Potter and Karl Marx, 2002.
A comapartive analysis of the class struggles as defined in the "Harry Potter" series and Karl Marx's "The Communist Manifesto".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper assess this relationship as found in the "Harry Potter" series according to the definitions of class struggle as presented in Karl Marx's classic work, "The Communist Manifesto". An emphasis on the influential families found in both works shall be provided.
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Karl Marx, 2005.
A discussion on and examination of Karl Marx's concepts.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper examines whether Karl Marx's explanations and analysis of the concepts of value, use-value, exchange-value, labor, commodity and fetishism help in developing a critical understanding of capitalism.
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"Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and controlled. Capitalist economies are characterized by competition in the private sector and by the profit motive and by the fact that there is ..."
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Karl Marx and Totalitarianism, 2002.
A discussion on why Karl Marx's theories leads inevitably to totalitarianism.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper argues that Karl Marx's theories necessitate totalitarianism. This is because the very notion of a classless and non-market society necessitates state terror and the negation of freedom. One cannot take away private property rights and still give freedom to a society. Economic freedom and political freedom are inter-connected.
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The Influence of Karl Marx, 2004.
Looks at the far-reaching influence the teachings and writings of Karl Marx have had on society.
1,239 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper points out the influence Karl Marx has had, not only on the study of politics, but on the study of philosophy, sociology, history, and science as well. The paper continues with a discussion of subsequent Marxist activists and philosophers and their interpretations of the Marxist doctrine. Contentions arising from the different interpretations and disagreements with the doctrine itself are also discussed.
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"The influence of Karl Marx?s thought on the events transpiring subsequent to his writings is so immense that it perhaps towers over any other theorist of his time or era. Perhaps the only 19th century thinkers whose ideas can be said to have had a similar wide-based appeal and dissemination might be Sigmund Freud and Charles Darwin?but although those great thinkers have established much in their given fields, certainly Marx has more deeply affected the world community and global politics on a massive scale. Without Marx there would not be any idea of socialism or communism as we know it, and the revolutions of 1848, the Russian revolution, the ascendancy of Mao Tse Tung in China, and the Cold War, might all have never occurred or have been significantly differently. Part of the pervasiveness of Marx?s idea is that it is applicable to several widely different arenas of study and crosses the gaps between many of these disciplines."
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Karl Marx on The Industrial Revolution, 2002.
An exploration of Karl Marx's views on the Industrial Revolution as outlined in "The Communist Manifesto" of 1848
1,468 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper explores Karl Marx's candid views on capitalism, socialism and the industrial revolution, as seen in his "Communist Manifesto" of 1848, as well as how more personal issues such as religion, human nature, and morality relate to these changes.
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"In the Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Fredierich Engels created a very clear picture of what they envisioned as the perfect society. Written in 1848, at a time of upheaval and political uncertainty in Europe, the Communist Manifesto was intended to clearly outline the ideas and proposals of the fledgling Communist parties cropping up across Europe at the time (Giddens, 1973). Yet Marx?s allegedly logical basis for understanding the impact of political, economic and religious structures is in direct opposition to the applications of these elements in the ideal world that is envisioned within the morally grounded Christian perspective (Schmitt, 1997)."
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Karl Marx, 2002.
An overview of the life, career and contribution of Karl Marx.
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This paper explores the life of Karl Marx and the factors that contributed to the development of his political, economic, and social views. It also outlines his career, the primary components of his theories, and his lasting influence.
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John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx, 2005.
This paper compares the views on freedom of John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This essay discusses John Stuart Mill's liberal views on individual freedom. The writer then compares these views to the views of Karl Marx on freedom and social class offered in the "Communist Manifesto." The writer concludes by addressing whether or not Marx' analysis is a valid counter to Mill's more liberal view of the concept.
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"Both John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx were philosophers with a strong emphasis on individual freedom. Mill viewed freedom under a legitimate government concerned with the greatest good as necessary and possible. Mill argued in 'On Liberty' that individual freedom is and must be viewed as a sacrosanct quality and that there are few if any circumstances under which a state may rightfully interfere with individual freedom. Karl Marx also theorized about society's evolution toward true freedom believing society evolved toward freedom ... "
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