how they have constructed their historical world. Marx is considered a modernist because

his views and theories fit the meaning of Modernity, which are human freedom and the

right to free choice. To Marx, Capitalism is a barrier to the notion of human freedom and

choice. Five aspects of his political theory are: how he views human nature, effects of

Capitalism on human natures with emphasis on significance of labor, class struggles

within Capitalism, the demise of Capitalism and the need for the transition to

Marx belief of human nature is that it changes over time; it is historical and

dynamic. In understanding human nature, it is important to understand what part labor

plays in human nature. “To be Human is to labor,” therefore Marx believes that humans

work in the world with other humans in exchange with nature to get what they desire.

(Encyclopedia 1917 ed.)Thus since human nature is dynamic so are humans’ wants and

desires. In order to achieve one’s wants and desires one must labor with others around

them and with nature. Since labor is the activity of a group, the ever-changing world

Capitalism’s goal is to increase profits called accumulation; profits are then reinvested

existence.” (Marx 91) The distorted view leads to the miscognition of self of the working

capacities; it is a division from basic powers to humans and the exploitations of

antagonisms, we shall have an association, in which the free development of each is the

As a whole, Karl Marx is considered a modernist because he believed in human

accumulated labor in Communism is not just to benefit one and only one person; but it is

labor power. Capitalism flourishes by extracting surplus value, or profit, from the

and the modes of production; the laborer is dependent upon the wage labor and has no

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