Marxism combines the philosophy, history, and the economic theories into one. ... Third, Marxism is an economic theory. ... What the laborer adds is called "surplus value" in Marxist theory. ... In Marxist theory, all of these aspects of society are determined by the economic base. ... Marxists believe literature is a kind of illusion that brings false consciousness, new shape and structure to ideologies, and a use of language. ...

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In Marxist Theory there is a concept called Social Capital. ... It was during this time of travel that Gulliver, "spent in reading the best Authors ancient and modern, being always provided with a good number of Books; and when I was ashore, in observing the Manners and the positions of the People, as well as learning their Language (16). Gulliver is learning new languages, which helps him in his travels. ...

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In Marxist language, the superstructure is always determined by the infrastructure, people's thoughts and behaviors are always determined by their social environments. This then sees up Marx's theory of human history. ...

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