Republic of the Philippines

Technological University of the Philippines

Ayala Boulevard, Ermita, Manila
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
GEE-13B: Popular Culture

Angelica B. Alejandro
BSIE-HE/4A
ACTIVITY NO. 1
“In the social production of their existence men either into definite, necessary, relations
of production corresponding to a determinate stage of development of their material
forces of production. The totality of these relations of production constitutes the
economic structure of society, the real foundation on which there arises a legal and
political superstructure and to which there correspond definite forms of social
consciousness. The mode of production of material life conditions the social, political
and intellectual life process in general. It is not the consciousness of men that
determines their being, but on the contrary it is their social being that determines their
consciousness” - Karl Marx, Classical Marxism

In my point of view, Karl Marx, Classical Marxism quotation, it seems that his trying
to imply the word mode of production within any given society are comprised of two key
aspects; the productive forces and the relation of productions. Besides, Karl Marx imply
that the mode of production is very genuine and valuable because it’s the way things are
produced. In other words, it is our own necessities of life like food, housing, clothing,
medical equipment and other stuffs. In addition, Karl Marx enables all of us to see that
this development of the productive force will make the correct relations of production upon
which capitalism relies completely untenable, with wealth and resources concentrating
into fewer and fewer capitalist hands, leaving us the masses out of work and unable to
assess life necessities. Lastly, it seems to me that Karl Marx, trying to suggest that in
terms of other productions in a material life conditions, men who are in human society will
determine their simplest awareness on their existence.