Marxism
Proletariat revolution philosophy
Marxism is the political and economic theory developed by Karl Marx, holding that capitalism exploits workers by extracting surplus value from their labor, and that class struggle will eventually lead to a worker-controlled society.
The term covers both Marx's original ideas and the various revolutionary movements they inspired: Marxism influenced anti-colonial movements throughout the twentieth century.
In casual use, Marxism often serves as a loose label for any left-wing politics emphasizing class conflict or critiquing capitalism.
Vanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
- TrotskyismRevolutionary socialist theory opposing bureaucracy
- StalinismTotalitarian Communist doctrine
- BolshevismLenin's revolutionary communist ideology
socialism · communism · social democracy · liberation theology
Laborers lacking capital ownership
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
- class consciousnessAwareness of economic group identity
- exploitationSelfish use of others
oppression · hierarchy · lumpenproletariat · working class · ruling class · peasantry · subaltern · classless society
Private profit-based economy
- surplus valueProduction minus wages paid
- means of productionTools and facilities for manufacturing
- commodity fetishismObjects veil production relations
- alienationState of being isolated
Foundational socialist economic critique
- Communist Manifesto1848 anticapitalist political pamphlet
- Friedrich EngelsGerman communist philosopher
- false consciousnessInternalized ideology against self-interest
- hegemonyDominant group's control
Workers overthrowing the ruling class
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
- liberationRelease from constraint
armed struggle · October Revolution · world revolution · revolutionary theory · seizure of power · socialist revolution · counter-revolution
Academic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- negationDenial or cancellation
Hegelian · praxis · transformation · development · totality · mediation · determinism · teleology
Leninism
Vanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
- TrotskyismRevolutionary socialist theory opposing bureaucracy
- StalinismTotalitarian Communist doctrine
Bolshevism · socialism · communism · social democracy · liberation theology
proletariat
Laborers lacking capital ownership
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
- class consciousnessAwareness of economic group identity
exploitation · oppression · hierarchy · lumpenproletariat · working class · ruling class · peasantry · subaltern · classless society · vanguard
capitalism
Private profit-based economy
- surplus valueProduction minus wages paid
- means of productionTools and facilities for manufacturing
- commodity fetishismObjects veil production relations
Das Kapital
Foundational socialist economic critique
- Communist Manifesto1848 anticapitalist political pamphlet
- Friedrich EngelsGerman communist philosopher
- false consciousnessInternalized ideology against self-interest
proletarian revolution
Workers overthrowing the ruling class
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
liberation · armed struggle · October Revolution · world revolution · revolutionary theory · seizure of power · socialist revolution · counter-revolution
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
negation · Hegelian · praxis · transformation · development · totality · mediation · determinism · teleology
- -ismsatomism, postmodernism, feminism, Darwinism, realism
- Leftist Ideologiessocialism, communism, Leninism, Maoism, Stalinism
- Derg Ethiopiamilitary junta, Soviet aid, political prisoners, Haile Selassie
- social theoriesfunctionalism, feminism, structuralism, postmodernism, critical theory
- 1800sVictorian era, Napoleon, Gilded Age, Queen Victoria, Industrial Revolution
- EponymsDarwinian, Alzheimer's disease, Freudian slip, cardigan, Parkinson's disease
Marxismcapitalism
Private profit-based economy
neoliberalism · Austrian economics · Reaganomics · supply-side economics · Thatcherism
Marxismfascism
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
conservatism · libertarianism · monarchism · traditionalism · theocracy
Marxismindividualism
Doctrine of personal independence
idealism · classical liberalism · social Darwinism · meritocracy · essentialism
- Marxist thoughtPhilosophy of class conflict
- Marxist theoryFramework analyzing class conflict
- Marxist regimeGovernment based on class struggle
- Marxist ideologyRevolutionary working-class philosophy
- Marxist analysisClass-based social examination
- Marxist economicsClass-based critique of capitalism