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Who is the father of Marxist theory?
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
| Karl Marx FRSA | |
|---|---|
| Doctoral advisor | Bruno Bauer |
| Main interests | Philosophy, economics, history, politics |
| Notable ideas | Marxist terminology, surplus value, contributions to dialectics and the labour theory of value, class conflict, alienation and exploitation of the worker, materialist conception of history |
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What’s the opposite to Marxism?
What is the opposite of Marxism?
| individualism | capitalism |
|---|---|
| commercialism | industrialism |
| mercantilism | neoliberalism |
| conservatism | democracy |
| private ownership |
What is Noam Chomsky’s political philosophy?
Noam Chomsky considers himself to be a ‘libertarian anarchist’. By this he means one who challenges and calls for the dismantling of all unjustified authority and oppression, one who fights for the realisation of the full development of each individual and the collective, through a government of “industrial organisation” or ‘council communism’.
Does Noam Chomsky have a critique of Karl Marx?
Register here! Preorder now! Whilst one does not find in Noam Chomsky any specific critique of Marx’s writings (he admits he is not a Marx “scholar”), there are a number of inferences that Marxism represents an authoritarian tradition, although this is qualified by regular references to a supposed “left libertarian tradition”.
Why does Chomsky consider a Marxist-Leninist a good thing?
Professor Chomsky does not bother to explain why or how a “ Marxist-Leninist” allegedly considers “ corporatization of power, consolidation of power, centralization”… “good”. In relation to this question Chomsky provides assertion as proof. Chomsky sees Bakunin as one of the main sources of his political inspiration.
What is Noam Chomsky’s view of the Vietnam War?
Chomsky’s view of the war is different from orthodox anti-war opinion which holds the war as a tragic mistake. He argues that the war was a success from the US point of view. According to Chomsky’s view the main aim of US policy was the destruction of the nationalist movements in the Vietnamese peasantry.