Marx Vs. Locke
Marx vs. Locke
Work is something we do on a regular basis, it’s what gets us through our day and makes us who we are. In class, we discussed two authors who had a viewpoint on the idea of work. Rousseau and Marx express their opinions of the theory of work in their own writings. In Karl Marx’s reading called The Communist Manifesto he explains the differences and similarities between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat people. In Rousseau’s reading called Discourse on the Origins of Inequality mainly focuses on the differences and how people are treated in the world. Nowadays when you think about “work you would consider it to be very helpful, but back in the day not many people would agree with that. When reading the works of Karl Marx and John Locke you notice that they each have different viewpoints, but may end up with a very similar outcome of what the future will look like based on these perspectives.
Karl Marx is known as one of the most influential people from the nineteenth century. Karl Marx is known as a great philosopher. During his time Karl Marx came with a theory of conflict. The conflict theory shows how certain interactions occur due to conflict. Karl Marx is known for studying the conflicts that happen between different social classes. During this time period the industrial revolution had a big impact on society which led to problems within the social classes. Marx studied the differences between two types of people, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat groups. Marx came up with these names based on their standings in society. If you were a bourgeoisie then that means you are interested in creating a capitalist society using production as your main method. People who were proletariats are also known as the working class and only get satisfaction through their labor. During this time, the proletariats felt that were getting treated badly by the middle class. People that were in the bourgeoisie were degrading the proletariat people.
When “The
Work is something we do on a regular basis, it’s what gets us through our day and makes us who we are. In class, we discussed two authors who had a viewpoint on the idea of work. Rousseau and Marx express their opinions of the theory of work in their own writings. In Karl Marx’s reading called The Communist Manifesto he explains the differences and similarities between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat people. In Rousseau’s reading called Discourse on the Origins of Inequality mainly focuses on the differences and how people are treated in the world. Nowadays when you think about “work you would consider it to be very helpful, but back in the day not many people would agree with that. When reading the works of Karl Marx and John Locke you notice that they each have different viewpoints, but may end up with a very similar outcome of what the future will look like based on these perspectives.
Karl Marx is known as one of the most influential people from the nineteenth century. Karl Marx is known as a great philosopher. During his time Karl Marx came with a theory of conflict. The conflict theory shows how certain interactions occur due to conflict. Karl Marx is known for studying the conflicts that happen between different social classes. During this time period the industrial revolution had a big impact on society which led to problems within the social classes. Marx studied the differences between two types of people, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat groups. Marx came up with these names based on their standings in society. If you were a bourgeoisie then that means you are interested in creating a capitalist society using production as your main method. People who were proletariats are also known as the working class and only get satisfaction through their labor. During this time, the proletariats felt that were getting treated badly by the middle class. People that were in the bourgeoisie were degrading the proletariat people.
When “The
Cited: 1. Marx, Karl. “The Communist Manifesto.” University, Seton Hall. Christianity and Culture in Dialogue. Seton Hall University, 2013. 277. 2. Locke, John. “The Second Treatise Government.” University, Seton Hall. Christianity and Culture in Dialogue. Seton Hall University, 2013. 269.