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1
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Dates

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Marx-1818-83

Engels 1820-96

2
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Marx two main worm

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The communist manifesto 1848

Das Kapital 1867

3
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What did they argue had happened to human nature

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Contaminated by capitalism (made people
selfish,ruthless+greedy)
Created a ‘false consciousness’

4
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Why did they argue were the characteristics of original human nature

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Cooperative
Selfless
Fraternal
Needed a non capitalist system to revive characteristics

5
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What two conflicted classes did capitalism create

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Bourgeoise (ruling class owned+managed economy) 
Proletariat (ruling class sold its labour)
6
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What did they argue about class differences

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Harsh wealth+power inequalities
Exploitation of proletariat
Capitalist societies were unstable-overthrown inevitable revolution

7
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How did they describe capitalism

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Competitive
Created surplus value to refine means of production
Surplus value plant ‘seeds of its own destruction’=resentful class consciousness against workers

8
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What did they argue about the state

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Serve the interests of whatever class controlled the economy
Not politically neutral
A ‘committee’ for the ruling class
Couldn’t provide evolutionary road to socialism

9
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What did they think should happen after the revolution

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New state should arise
Govern interest of new economic class (dictatorship of proletariat)
Once state has cemented socialist values it’ll wither away
Replaced by communism
Stateless society wi common ownership

10
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human nature summary

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originally brotherhood
contaminated by capitalism
‘false consciousness’ instilled

11
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the state summary

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liberal bourgeois state is tool for dominant capitalist classes
destroyed by rev
socialist state; dictatorship of P

12
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society summary

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capitalist society defined by class interests and conflicts 
communist society=perfect end of history
13
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the economy summary

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capitalism=corrupt+inefficient+self destructive

replaced by economy based collective ownership