1. Karl Marx

2. Theories
 Theory of Value- Value is only derived the amount of labor required to produce it.
Economic Determinism – We are at the mercy of our economic situations (capitalists would say what about free will/personal responsibility)

3. * Born in Prussia (Germany)
* Law/History/Philosophy
* Influenced by the Dialectic of Hegal
* Exiled to London
* Literary Works:
Communist Manifesto
Das Kapital

4. * Literary Works:
Das Kapital
Communist Manifesto

5. Economic Periods of History
Slave Societies
Capitalism
Owner/Slave
Pure Communism
Bourgeoisie/
Feudalism
Proletariat
No Classes
Noble/Serf
M O V E M E N T OF H I S T O R Y

6. Economic Periods of History
Pure Communism
No Classes
M O V

7. M O V Pure Communism Economic Periods of History No Classes
Lasting about 50,000 years
M O V

8. M O V Pure Communism Economic Periods of History No Classes
Innovations: Agriculture, Domestication of Animals, and Irrigation = SURPLUS

9. SURPLUS = UPPER AND LOWER CLASSES
Economic Periods of History
Pure Communism
No Classes
M O V
SURPLUS = UPPER AND LOWER CLASSES

10. M O V Pure Communism Economic Periods of History No Classes
UPPER AND LOWER CLASSES = NEED FOR GOVERNMENT

11. Government
Marxism
Marx: “ The purpose of Government (and Religion) is to protect the Upper Class”
Pure Communism
No Classes
M O V

12. Economic Periods of History
Government
Marxism
Economic Periods of History
Slave Societies
Capitalism
Owner/Slave
Pure Communism
Bourgeoisie/
Feudalism
Proletariat
No Classes
Noble/Serf
M O V E M E N T OF H I S T O R Y

13. “Dictatorship of the Proletariat”
Government
Marxism
Economic Periods of History
Socialism
“Dictatorship of the Proletariat”
COMMUNISM
Capitalism
Bourgeoisie/
NO CLASSES
Proletariat
M O V E M E N T OF H I S T O R Y
“From each according to ability…to each according to need”
Revolution !