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Pl 100 Philosophy and the Human Condition

 

Manifesto of the Communist Party by Marx and Engels

Directions:  Read the following link and answer these questions.

 

1.  What are the two classes that Marx describes? Summarize Marx’s description of the change from a feudal society to free competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  How is labor changed under capitalism?

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Describe the struggle of the proletariat with the bourgeoisie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  What is the distinguishing feature of communism?

 

 

 

 

 

5.  What are the steps of the revolution? Have any of these steps occurred anywhere in the world?  Where?  Which steps? (You may have to do some research to answer this part of the question).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. What is Marx’s definition of communism? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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