School of Politics and International Relations Modern Political Thought II POL206 2012-13 Module Convenor: Dr Madeleine Davis Email: m.j.davis@qmul.ac.uk Office hours: Semester 1 Thursday 2-3pm‚ Friday 11-12am‚ Semester 2 Thursday 23pm‚ Friday 1-2pm. Office location: Arts One‚ Room 2.28b Timetable: Lectures: Thursdays at 10 am Seminars: Thursdays (see QM+ and School notice board for details) 1 1. Welcome from the convenor This module handbook provides you with essential information.
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another possible way of explaining our current situation. In contrast to this social stratification theory‚ we can examine the class theory of Karl Marx‚ who defines "class" in a completely different way. Marx proposed that there are only two classes in capitalist society‚ owners of capital (elite)‚ and producers of capital (popular masses). Marx believed these are by nature involved in a basic and historical conflict. The proponents of each theory are attempting to make a model of society
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worker will experience a series of feelings of disconnection from integral parts of the labour process and ultimately‚ from humanity itself. I will argue that this theory will be relevant as long as the reign of Capitalism dominates modern society. Marx advocates that the only way alienation can be alleviated is through the destruction of the current economic base which he predicts is an inevitable gravitation towards a classless‚ stateless society known as socialism. In order to fully grasp Marx’s
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If Marx were alive‚ he would rebuke the mechanisms of unions and governmental regulations because it gives an illusion of false power for the working class. Marx states that within political practice‚ it is in the best interest to stay ‘against working class’‚ but he gives examples of how the bourgeoisie adjusts to current situations. He speaks of a “new class of petty bourgeoisie” in modern society that fluctuates its individual citizens between the two social classes‚ through competition‚ therefore
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~ Karl Marx One hundred years after his death. Marx is an enormous presence among us. On purely quantitative criteria‚ judged by the number of his self-avowed followers‚ he exerts a greater influence than any of the religious founders or any other political figures. It is not difficult to justify a continuous interest in his writings. He presented huge sets of ideologies that revolutionized and directed the economic stand and thoughts of the world. The career of Karl Marx (1818-1883)—an
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the person they had become. Different events influenced different theories. For each Early Thinker‚ the more of an impact the affair had on their life‚ it had on their theories. There are three main Early Thinkers‚ Emile Durkheim‚ Max Weber‚ and Karl Marx. Emile Durkheim had many contributions to sociology‚ including his work on suicide. Durkheim was appointed one of the first professors of sociology in France. He developed a fundamental thesis to help explain all of the aspects of society. He studied
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Marx claims that this is and exploitation of the worker‚ and that the worker is the only commodity that produces more value than it is worth. Marx refuses to accept that there is a harmony of interests between the worker and the employer in Capitalism. Marx again attempts to point out a flaw in Capitalism stating‚ that there is no long term stability or equilibrium‚ and that it
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different theories of ideology‚ science and religion from a sociological viewpoint. It will include the work of Karl Marx (1818-1883) & Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)‚ two contrasting Theories that were influenced by the work of the French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798–1857) and his theory of positivism. It will also aim to address the perspectives‚ of neo Marxists and postmodernists. Marx (1818-1883) held a negative view of religion; he compared it to ideological framework that had become a method
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as the study of choice. Economists examine the consequences of the choices people make. The creation and evolution of economics over centuries came from the ideas of four economists: Adam Smith‚ Thomas Malthus‚ David Ricardo‚ John Stuart Mill‚ Karl Marx‚ Alfred Marshall and John Maynard Keynes. These well respected economists help the theory of economics grow and become what it is today. Economics started with the ideas of Adam Smith. He is credited as the first true economist. He had never taught
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overthrow of bourgeois rule by the proletariat. Class conflict of this sort results in historical change and is the motive force in the history o f capitalism. Landlords ; In addition to the bourgeoisie and the proletariat‚ Marx discussed a number of other classes. First‚ Marx mentions landowners or landlords as a class in Britain. While these were historically important‚ and many still retain the ir wealth even today (e.g. the Royal Family)‚ they were
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