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This 11 page paper looks at how the theorist took Marxism and changed it to create his own ideal. Both Marxism and structural Marxism are discussed in depth. The theorists are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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At least, in looking at the crux of Karl Marxs work, one sees communism as something that shines through. It is his most well known theory. Yet, what the theory
is based on, that comes from the Manifesto itself, is the idea that things are simply not fair. People are alienated and so they struggle with daily life. The reality
is that at the base of much of his theory is the notion that everything is based on economics. That is, social class defines society. Karl Marx was in
fact an economist, but neo-Marxist theories had sprung from his basic premises, only to be slightly or greatly altered. Still, many latter theorists were called Marxists and rightly so. At
the same time, they would come up with their own accepted theories that were not exactly like the pure Marxism that came from the Communist Manifesto written in the latter
part of the nineteenth century, but a new paradigm. Still, they were to some extent considered "Marxist." Althusser was one such theorist. A student claims that Althusser seems to have
"re-read" Marx in order to create structural Marxism. Indeed, Althusser did create a theory with that label, but its relationship to Marxism is questionable. Just how similar are the theories?
What are the differences between them? Finally, how and why did Althusser "re-read" Marx to produce structural Marxism? II. Marxism Marxism is essentially a compilation of theories created by
Karl Marx, either alone or with his co-writer Friedrich Engels. To a large extent, Marxism centers on ideas about Communism. In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels had a plan
or rather, a prophesy. While they might have developed a utopian society and directed a leader to simply take everyones belongings and then redistribute them, their plan was much more
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