Karl+Marx

KARL MARX Karl Heinrich Marx was born on May 5, 1818 to a comfortable middle class home on the river Moselle in Germany, he came from a long line of rabbis on each side of his family. His father, a man who knew Voltaire and Lessing personally and who agreed to baptism as a Protestant so that he would not loose his job as a lawyer in his hometown of Trier. At the age of seventeen Marx enrolled himself at the [|Faculty of Law at the University of Bonn]. There he became engaged to [|Jenny von Westphalen], the daughter of Baron von Westphalen. Baron was the prominent leader of the Trier society who introduced Marx to Romantic literature and Simonian politics. Marx’s provisions to societies understanding is enormous. He has had a very influential “say-so” in not only the economical but the political aspects of human life. Years following his father enrolled him into more intense school that were in the region of Berlin. He stayed for fours years where he left his romantic ideas for the [|Hegelianism]which over powered Berlin during that time period.



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Philosophical Views >>
 * ===**Desert: **===
 * Definition: [|Desert] is whether or not you deserve something based on whether or not you worked for it. You do not deserve something you didn't work for that came to you automatically. i.e. you do not "deserve" being rich because that is just what you were born into. You did not work for it, it was given to you automatically.
 * Marx created a view called [|Marxism] . Marxism is a "needs based theory" where everyone in the society got what they needed and contributed what they could. Marx's slogan was "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need." What this means is that everyone in the society should contribute the most they can. For example, if someone in the society is strong they should contribute to house building. If someone is really intelligent, then the should contribute to astronomy. As well as contributing according to ones ability he also asks that one only take what they need and no more.


 * ===**Justice: **===
 * [[image:http://reading.kingrat.biz/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/the-communist-manifesto.jpg width="139" height="240" align="right" caption="The communist Manifesto: Written by Karl Marx"]][[image:http://bradley.chattablogs.com/socialjustice.jpg width="320" height="209" align="right" caption="Social Justice"]]Karl Marx created the idea of “[|social justice]”. Social justice is when it is wanted to create a society where everyone is equal. [|Social Justice is code for communism] . Karl Marx created the original plan on how to make everything equal. This was the basis of communism.
 * He also wrote the book "[|The communist manifesto]" along with Friedrich Engels. The communist manifesto proposed approaches to equality among social classes and problems with capitalism. It also features a brief history lesson about the transition of capitalism to socialism then later to communism. What he wrote in this book all relates back to him wanting social justice and equality in society.


 * ===**Entitlement:**===
 * Definition: Entitlement is tied to a system of what you will get automatically/systemically. You do not deserve what you are entitled to because it has come to you without you working for it. i.e. You do not deserve to be born rich because it came to you automatically.
 * Karl Marx holds a view called [|Egalitarianism.]  [|Egalitarianism] is the thought that overall, people should be treated as equals in all aspects of life such as social status, religion, race, culture etc.


 * === The role of Government: ===
 * [[image:http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/4A875548-590B-43D3-B662-66316D9D81F4/BV006465.jpg width="256" height="171" align="right"]]Karl Marx holds the belief of [|equality of outcome] . Equality of outcome says that even if everyone is given different opportunities at the beginning, all that matters is that in the end everyone is equal.
 * He believes that the government should be based on ones personal needs.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A solution that was proposed to ensure that this happens is that there be a bunch of different jobs that everyone do at one point in their life. In the end, everyone would have done a little bit of all jobs. This takes away the possibility of different talents being in demand resulting in some people getting paid more. With this, even with people being born with different talents, in the end everyone ends up having equal outcome.


 * ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Taxes:** ===
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.justinperry.net/xSites/Mortgage/justinperry/Content/UploadedFiles/taxes.gif width="227" height="288" align="right"]]Karl Marx believed in a [|progressive tax]. Progressive tax affects peoples[| income tax.]The more income you get, the more taxes you have to pay. For people with high income, their taxes are higher.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: normal;">Significance of the Philosopher

In my opinion, Karl Marx has excellent views. Behind them, there is a big idea which is, Marx’s want for the best for everyone. Although, some may not agree with his “communist” ideas he had good intentions. There is nothing wrong with wanting equality and social justice for everyone. In addition, if his ideas would have been successful and popular with the public, many great things could have happened. For example, take his view on taxes. Marx believed in [|progressive tax] which affects your income tax. The more income you get, the more taxes you have to pay. For people with high income, their taxes are higher. When you think about it that is very reasonable, because it is not fair to take large amounts of taxes from someone with low income or even the same amount as someone with higher income because the person that is well off does not really see the effect of it, but that person that is not does. On the whole, Marx just looked for ways to have an equal outcome for everyone and that is something great.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Philosophers, [|John Locke] and [|Robert Nozick], disagree with Marx’s views. Locke believed that everyone deserves what the work for and that the government should not interfere with the economic interests of the people. Nozick believed that people are deserving of something only if they got it using something that they deserved to get and that taxation is forced labor that people shouldn't do. He didn't think it was right to take money from the rich and use it on the poor. Alternatively, Marx believed that everyone should get what they need and contribute what they can. He believed in social justice where everyone and everything is equal and as far as taxes he believed in progressive taxes where the more income you receive the more taxes you pay. Both Locke and Nozick, unlike Marx, did not have the people as wholes’ interest in mind. Their arguments were more based on the individual and how his own work got him what he needed. Marx arguments were based on the people helping each other out to end up with an equal outcome.

====<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0in;">Marx brings up very sensible viewpoints such as, social justice, the want to create a society where everyone is equal and egalitarianism, the thought that overall, people should be treated as equals in all respects of life such as social status, religion, race, culture, etc. They are important because they suggest the idea of equal prospect that is key in a successful society. Also they allow for people with fewer resources and opportunities to reach a point where they can succeed. His ideas have had an effect on society today, for instance, take his idea of social justice. In a few countries, governments have taken Marx’s social justice view, what is known today as [|communism], and applied it to the way they run the country and its people. Although, communism has come to be viewed by some as a way of [|oppression] it has had triumph. It allows for an equal outcome in the countries that put it into action. ====

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Communism." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Web. 12 Dec. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism>. 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"Oppression." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Web. 12 Dec. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppression>. Contrast, By. "Egalitarianism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Web. 12 Dec. 2010. <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/egalitarianism/>. Country, By. 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"Progressive Tax." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Web. 12 Dec. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax>. 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"John Locke." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Web. 12 Dec. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke>. 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"Robert Nozick." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Web. 12 Dec. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Nozick>. "Social Justice: Code for Communism." Web. 12 Dec. 2010. <http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/guides/Z-Social Justice-Code for Communism.htm>. Zajda, By J. 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