The main epochs which Marx discusses are listed in chronological order as primitive communism, ancient systems, feudalism, and lastly, modern industrial capitalism. In each system after primitive communism, Marx specifies the existence of distinct classes set in opposition to one another. The first epoch described by Marx is the pre-class, primitive communism society comprised of early hunting and gathering tribes. This system is described as communism, and therefore, the production of food and material is a common goal, shared equally by each member of society. ... According to Mar...

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Marx believed that in the future there would be a state of communism where there would be no inequality and your ownership or lack of wealth, due to how much land you owned. ... This defines a group of individuals who have a common background and work together. ...

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Weber Karl Marx and Max Weber, both social scientists, devoted much of their work to the defining of capitalism through understanding its creation, causes, workings, and destiny. ... He believed that each phase of history was defined by and ultimately driven by the dominate mode of production of the time. ... Capitalism to Marx is the natural stage in the history man, it is not the last stage but creates the platform for the last stage, communism, were man no longer experiences class struggle. ...

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(Marx-Engels Reader P.483) Weber does not agree that class conflict is what defines history, but he does say that a class, though not being a community, has the possibility for producing societal action. ... One thing that I believe both Marx and Weber didn't look at is the fact that whatever the basis for our means of producing life's necessities, whether it be capitalism or communism, is that we are by nature animals that are driven to survive. ...

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Marx calls all these "superstructure," which he defines as those "whose main role it is to contain or provide a controlled release for the deep, bitter tensions that arise from the clash between the powerful and the powerless" (136)*. ...

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