„Manifest Partii Komunistycznej” a komunizm
“Manifesto of the Communist Party” and communism
Author(s): Edward KarolczukSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: communism; nationalization; private property; real and formal socialization; division based on needs
Summary/Abstract: Neoliberals claim that the “Manifesto of the Communist Party” is Utopian. In fact, Marks and Engels did not use the term "capitalism" or refer to the communistic rule of division based on one's needs. Their programme was prepared on the basis of experience gained after the Revolution which took place in France in 1789. According to them, the main idea of communism is the abolition of the contradictions of the bourgeois society. Nationalisation is the first formal step taken to achieve this goal. It is necessary to socialize the means of production. However, during "real socialism" people were not aware of it. Human needs are historical and cultural needs. Their function is to make reproduction of the relations of production easier. Pervasive advertising proves it.
Journal: Nowa Krytyka: czasopismo filozoficzne.
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 33
- Page Range: 157-176
- Page Count: 20