Philosophy › Section L · Contemporary philosophy and social theory › Topic L.2
The Marxist solution
Enlightenment reformers tried to fix the problems of industrial society one by one. Marx and Engels argued that the problems came from capitalism itself and that history was preparing its overthrow. This topic sets out their theory, its later revisions, its strongest defences and its strongest objections.
In this topic
- From reform to revolution
- Hegel's dialectic
- Marx turns Hegel upside down
- Class struggle as the engine of history
- Surplus value and exploitation
- Worked example: one working day
- Predicted and actual revolutions
- The strongest case for Marxism
- The strongest objections
- Worked example: weighing a failed prediction
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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