Karl Marx
You see the economy behind everything and you don't just want to understand the world. You want to change it.
“The philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it.”
What you’d believe
- Historical materialismThe material, economic base of a society — its forces and relations of production — fundamentally shapes its politics, law, and ideas (the 'superstructure').
- Class struggle and the critique of capitalismHistory advances through class conflict; capitalism exploits workers by extracting surplus value and concentrates wealth while immiserating labor.
- Alienation and human emancipationUnder capitalism workers are alienated from their labor, its products, others, and their own nature; true freedom lies in a classless society where people flourish.
