classless society
Everyone ranks equally
A classless society is one in which social and economic distinctions between groups have been eliminated, so that no hierarchy based on wealth, birth, or occupation exists.
The term is most associated with Marxist theory, which envisions such a society as the end goal of communist revolution—a state where the means of production are collectively owned and class struggle has been resolved.
Critics argue that truly classless societies have never been achieved in practice, while proponents see them as an ideal worth pursuing.
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- BolshevismLenin's revolutionary communist ideology
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
Maoism · Marx · Engels · commune · soviet · means of production · state ownership · central planning
Same status for all
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- nonhierarchicalWithout ranked levels
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- antielitismOpposition to ruling classes
parity · meritocracy · inclusivity · equal footing · social mobility · casteless · unstratified · flat hierarchy
Belief in noble principles
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
prosperity · brotherhood · sisterhood · fraternity · solidarity · cooperation · community · consensus
Marxism
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- BolshevismLenin's revolutionary communist ideology
Leninism · Maoism · Marx · Engels · commune · soviet · means of production · state ownership · central planning · planned economy
equality
Same status for all
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- nonhierarchicalWithout ranked levels
- levelingMaking flat or equal
antielitism · parity · meritocracy · inclusivity · equal footing · social mobility · casteless · unstratified · flat hierarchy
idealism
Belief in noble principles
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
peace · prosperity · brotherhood · sisterhood · fraternity · solidarity · cooperation · community · consensus · Owen
- communismMarx, Marxism, Leninism, Lenin, proletariat
- socialismMarxism, communism, proletariat, bourgeoisie, communal ownership
- Communist StatesUSSR, Soviet Union, East Germany, GDR, DDR
- equalityequal, equal rights, equal opportunity, equal access, equal pay
- Alternative Economicsgift economy, barter, barter system, planned economy, command economy
- anarchismanarchy, anarchism, Emma Goldman, Goldman, anarcho-communism
classless societystratified society
Population organized by rank
hierarchical society · caste system · social hierarchy · pecking order · feudal society
classless societycapitalism
Private profit-based economy
feudalism · plutocracy · bourgeois society · aristocracy · slave society
class, society, classy, classified, classify, socialism, antisocial, socialist, socialize