Marxism Introduction.pptVIP

Marxism: Introduction Class Relations, Capitalism and Commodification, Base and Super Structure 2007 Fall Outline Starting Questions Focuses in this unit Karl Marx –two basic ideas Dialectical Materialism; Basic Terms Critique of Capitalism Social Structure Louis Althusser Some Examples and Summary Next Time Starting Questions (1): Economic Determinism Is money (or the economic relations we are in) the most important determinant in our life? The apparently “non-materialist” aspects of life – the mental: our belief, ideas and ideals; the spiritual: our “soul” literature and all t