{"id":1859,"date":"2021-04-29T23:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T23:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/what-is\/marxism\/"},"modified":"2021-04-29T23:56:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T23:56:14","slug":"marxism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/what-is\/marxism\/","title":{"rendered":"Marxism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is Marxism?<\/h2>\n

Marxism, or Marxist school, is a current of human thought that developed as a set of philosophical, social, economic and political doctrines, related to communism and socialism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

These doctrines were proposed by the German revolutionary journalist and philosopher Karl Marx<\/strong> and your friend Friedrich Engels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Broadly speaking, Marxism based on the theory that the capitalist system is a wrong system<\/strong> since, according to Marx, it leads to the exploitation of people.<\/p>\n

Another name attributed to the Marxist school is usually scientific socialism;<\/strong> through this, Karl Marx<\/strong> Y Friedrich Engels<\/strong> they managed to distinguish their economy from the other socialist currents of that time.<\/p>\n

Among the most important publications on this doctrine are \"Capital\" and \"Communist Manifesto.\"<\/p>\n

Characteristics of Marxism<\/h2>\n

The main characteristics of the Marxist school are the following:<\/p>\n

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  • Search for social equality: <\/strong>all people in a society are equal, regardless of their economic situation.<\/li>\n
  • It is based on the concept of surplus value:<\/strong> Because work creates capital, this means generates wealth which the employer takes advantage of, giving rise to capitalist accumulation.<\/li>\n
  • Equal opportunities for all: <\/strong>Every individual must enjoy the same opportunities and the State must take into account the capacity of each person when giving benefits.<\/li>\n
  • Establishment of covered needs: <\/strong>Without any discrimination, the State must satisfy the basic needs of clothing, food, employment, health and education.<\/li>\n
  • Lower consumption: <\/strong>the State must be in charge of providing a good distribution of goods and services, reducing the need for competition in the market and excess consumption.<\/li>\n
  • Price regulation by the State: <\/strong>price regulation, economic sectorization and centralization of production factors must be in the hands of the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Principles of Marxism<\/h2>\n

    The most prominent principles of Marxism are as follows:<\/p>\n

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    • Opposition to an unequal economic system to create a gratitude based society<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • Go against the class struggle<\/strong>, generated by capitalism, between workers and the bourgeoisie.<\/li>\n
    • The triumph of a socialist society from the working class, putting an end to bourgeois private property<\/strong>, generating socialism and granting benefits to the proletarian class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Representatives of Marxism<\/h2>\n
      \"Marx<\/p>\n

      Marx and Engels, main representatives of Marxism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

      The main exponents of the Marxist school were:<\/p>\n

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      • Karl Marx (1818-1883).<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • Friedrich Engels (1820 - 1895).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Time later, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924)<\/strong> would spearhead the doctrine of Marxism-Leninism<\/strong>, which was based on a solid base of Marxist principles and had great importance within the communism of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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