Marxism
n. doctrines of Karl Marx, Marxist doctrines advocating a socialistic and communistic approach to politics and economics | ||||
Search Dictionary:
Marxism definition was found in categories: Language, Idioms & Slang(2) Arts & Humanities(1) Society & Culture(1) Social Science(1) Encyclopedia(1)
Marxism Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
Marxism
Noun
1. the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will untimately be superseded by communism
(hypernym) communism
Noun
1. the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will untimately be superseded by communism
(hypernym) communism
| hEnglish - advanced version |
marxism
marxism
n : a form of communism based on the writings of marx and lenin [syn: bolshevism, collectivism, marxism-leninism, leninism, marxism, sovietism, sovietism]
similar words(1)
marxism-leninism
marxism
n : a form of communism based on the writings of marx and lenin [syn: bolshevism, collectivism, marxism-leninism, leninism, marxism, sovietism, sovietism]
similar words(1)
marxism-leninism
Marxism Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Theological and Philosophical Biography and Dictionary |
Marxism
Marxism Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Social Work in Canada |
Marxism
the philosophical and sociological approach of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and their followers. History is seen as basically a series of class struggles, with classes being defined in terms of their relation to the means of production. He viewed the struggle of workers as a continuation of historical forces that would one day lead to communism. This would occur in three stages. The first stage was capitalism, in which the proletariat (workers) are exploited by capitalists (business owners). The second stage would be socialism, or a "dictatorship of the proletariat." Marx envisioned that this stage would be brief. In the final stage -- communism -- society would become so classless and collectivist that the formal state would wither away, and society could spontaneously operate as a collective whole without government.
the philosophical and sociological approach of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and their followers. History is seen as basically a series of class struggles, with classes being defined in terms of their relation to the means of production. He viewed the struggle of workers as a continuation of historical forces that would one day lead to communism. This would occur in three stages. The first stage was capitalism, in which the proletariat (workers) are exploited by capitalists (business owners). The second stage would be socialism, or a "dictatorship of the proletariat." Marx envisioned that this stage would be brief. In the final stage -- communism -- society would become so classless and collectivist that the formal state would wither away, and society could spontaneously operate as a collective whole without government.
| Glossary of Sociology |
MARXISM
Contemporary social theory deriving its main elements from Marx's ideas. Marxist theory strongly emphasizes class struggle and material causation.
Contemporary social theory deriving its main elements from Marx's ideas. Marxist theory strongly emphasizes class struggle and material causation.
Marxism Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Marxism
Marxism is both the theory and the political practice (that is, the praxis) derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Any political practice or theory that is based on an interpretation of the works of Marx and Engels may be called Marxism; this includes different forms of politics and thought such as those of Communist Parties and Communist states, as well as academic research across many fields. And while there are many theoretical and practical differences among the various forms of Marxism, most forms of Marxism share:
- an attention to the material conditions of people's lives, and social relations among people
- a belief that people's consciousness of the conditions of their lives reflects these material conditions and relations
- an understanding of class in terms of differing economic relations of production, and as a particular position within such relations
- an understanding of material conditions and social relations as historically malleable
- a view of history according to which class struggle, the evolving conflict between classes with opposing interests, structures each historical period and drives historical change
- a sympathy for the working class or proletariat
- and a belief that the ultimate interests of workers best match those of humanity in general.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |