KARL MARX

FOUNDING FATHER OF SOCIOLOGY

GROUP 2

MEMBERS:
CENTINO, ELIANIE BACONG
COMICO, GINA NALAZON
CAPALES, MIAH MARTINO
DELA CRUZ, ARIEL ULTRA
DELORINO, JABEZ DESPE
DOLLIENDO, MARY JOY PAHIMNAYAN
ECAL, JERA ARROYO
ENERO, WILSON RUTA
• Karl Marx ( 1818-1883), a german economist and philosoper, was one the
influential thinkers of the nineteenth century whose ideas persist up to the
present time. Together with Friedrich Engels.
• Communist Manifesto ( 1847), Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the
Communist Manifesto, it laid the groundwork for the current communist
movement, stating that capitalism will inevitably self destruct, with socialism and
then communism taking its place.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF MARXISM IN THE MODERN WORLD SYSTEM.
• Elaboration of the conflict model of society, specifically his theory of social
change based on antagonisms between classes.
• The idea that power, originates primarily in economic production.
• Concern with the social origins of alienation
• Understanding of modern capitalism.
• Welfare state.
CRITICISMS OF MARXIST IDEAS.
• Criticisn of Marxism have come from various political ideologies which include
ethical and economical criticisms.
• Democratic sicialists and social democrats reject the idea that socialism can be
accomplished through class conflict and a proletarian revolution.
• Some Philosophers have rejected the principle
of Marxist theory and instead used different arguments to criticize capitalism and 
embrace socialism
• Many components of Marxist thinking are valid, according to contemporary
supporters of Marxism, however the corpus is incomplete or out-of-date in
certain elements of economic, political, and social theory.
TYPES OF MARXISM
• Communism – is the end state of having key means of production owned in
common ( communally) without clas.
• Socialism – is an intermediate transition state where a social revolution ( that is,
of the workers, the vast majority os society) is required yo get to communism.
SOME IMPORTANT KEY IDEOLOGIES
• Capitalist society is divided into two classes:
The Bourgeoisie ( weather ones) and the Proletariat ( Poor ones).
• The Bourgeoisie increase their wealth by exploiting the Proletariat:
The richer ones exploit and make the poorweaker to gain wealth and power.
• Ideological Control:
Marx argued that the ruling classes used their control of social institutions to gain
ideological dominance. Thus, the proletariast accepted this and didn’t fight back.
• The result of the above is false class consciousness:
The end result of ideological control is false consciousness where the masses, or
proletariat are deluded into thinking that everything is fine and that the appalling
in which they live and work are inevitable.
SOME IMPORTANT KEY CONCEPTS:
• Capitalism: Marx believed that capitalism is not only an economic system but it is
also a political system.
• Class Struggles: Marx believed that conflict produces class and inherently class
produces conflict.
• Exploitation: Marx believed that capitalism can only thrive exploitation of the
working class.
• Alienation: The workers are forced to sell their labour to the Capitalists in order to
survive.
SUMMARY
• Marx's most well-known thesis was 'historical materialism,' which claimed that
history is determined by material conditions rather than ideas. Religion, morality,
social institutions, and other aspects of life, he felt, are all rooted in economics.
Later in life, he became more religiously tolerant.
• Karl Marx founded Marxism, a social, political, and economic ideology that
focuses on the battle between capitalists and the working class. He felt that the
working class would eventually defeat the capitalist class and grab control of the
economy as a result of this war.
• The Communist Manifesto encapsulates the authors' materialist view of history
(“The history of every previously existing society is the history of class struggles”),
and it spans the period from feudalism through 19th-century capitalism, which
they predicted would be overturned.