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Content
Introduction......................................................................P.3
Definition of keywords………………………………….P.4
Background of Marxism……………….……………….P.5-P.6
The element of Marxism…………………………..……P.7-P.17 * Class theory………………………………………………………. ..P.7-P.8 * Class struggle……………………………………………………….P.9 * Communism………………………………………………………...P.10-P.11 * Historical materialism………………………………………………P.12-P.13 * Alienation…………………………………………………………..P.14-P.15 * Exploitation & Surplus value……………………………………….P.16-P.17
Conclusion………………………………………..….....P.18
Reference list…………………………………………..P.19-P.21
Introduction Marxism encompasses an economic theory, a sociological theory, a philosophical method and a revolutionary view of social change. In the mid-to-late 19th century, Marxism was promoted by two German philosophers, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It is a popular political ideology at that time, many countries tried to use this ideologies to govern the whole countries. Nowadays, many people think that Marxism becomes irrelevant in 21st century, but it is wrong.The elements of Marxism still relevant in 21st Century
The seven main elements of Marxism: historical materialism, dialectical change, alienation ,class struggle, surplus value, proletarian revolution and communism.
The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it will provide an introductory definition of Orthodox Marxism, Neo-Marxism, irrelevant and relevant and this will involve a detailed background of Marxism. Secondly, it will be argued that how the seven main elements of Marxism still relevant in 21st Century. These two parts is used to prove that Marxism is still relevant in 21st Century.
Definition
Orthodox Marxism: Developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel in 19th century, it supposed to be overthrown with force and removed capitalist by a dictatorship of the workers (proletariat) called socialism,