Political Science Assignment on Communism, Marx and Society Analysis

This assignment explores the principles of Communism and the philosophical contributions of Karl Marx. It begins by defining Communism as a system where resources are collectively owned and distributed based on individual needs and capabilities, as proposed by Marx. The essay then discusses the practical implications of this system, highlighting its potential to reduce unemployment and enhance living standards, while also acknowledging the historical challenges faced by communist regimes. The assignment focuses on Marx's concept of materialism, linking it to the interpretation of history and class struggles. It also references the challenges to his utopian vision, and the role of government in controlling production. The essay references the ideas of other philosophers like Bacon and Plato, it also cites the works of Magstadt and Major, to support the analysis of the subject matter.

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Philosophers such as Marx, Bacon, Pluto and Skinner encompassed many political
systems, which they stated to be perfect. For instance, Karl Marx stated that the society and
people can be benefitted to meet it all its requirements and daily needs with the help of
perfect political system i.e. Communism. Communism is well-defined as the property that is
publicly retained in which each individual works and is compensated as per their capabilities
(Major, 2016). It means each person show their needs and paid as per their works and
capabilities. In addition, they also have equal access to education, food and health which is
ready to make sure the practices are done in the welfare of people with favour to have no fear
for anyone. For example, ruling state owned all properties such as hospitals considering
people will be employed on merit. With the help of this practice, unemployment can be
reduced, therefore, the increase in the income levels received leading to enhance standards of
living.
The outlook and practices of communism sound great while everyone is equal and
there is no social class exists. However, it was proven in the history that communist regimes
are not as practical as they appear on paper. Karl Marx is a great philosopher and one of his
most popular theory was “materialism”. He understood that morality, religion and social
structures are embedded in economics. He also sought out to build a political system that
comprises human rights of the liberal but exited even further to make sure about equal
distribution of goods and wealth to the masses. Marx is at his best in this explanation of
history and the notion of economic interpretations and class struggle of history, however, he
is not so good in forecasting as he is in his use of strong, absolute language about the
“ultimate” and "inevitable" proletarian insurrection. It can also be said that Marx has been
challenged as being possibly too definite and utopian (Magstadt, 2016).
The underlying principle was that the government is required to seize all the sources
of production from the masses as a way of developing the pathway to communism.

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References
Magstadt, T. M. (2016). Understanding Politics: Ideas, Institutions, and Issues (12th ed.).
USA: Cengage Learning.
Major, A. (2016). Affording Utopia: The Economic Viability of “A Capitalist Road to
Communism”. Basic Income Studies, 11(2), 75-95.