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This 10 page answers two questions on philosophy. The fist considers whether Marx's political thought represent a continuation of the Enlightenment project or a departure from it? The second discusses according, to Kant, what can we hope for in the domain of human affairs and what grounds do we have for this hope, making reference to perpetual peace. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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some of the ideas and philosophies of the Enlightenment it is possible to argue that Marxs political thought represent a continuation of the Enlightenment rather than a departure from it.
The work of Karl Marx is based on the idea of humanity being a free associated collective with mutual an individual interests and
self-creation. The criticisms within his political thought focus on the way in which humanity has been constrained with class divisions and the way in which those who are downtrodden; the
proletariat (the working class who own a living from their labour rather than the use of their capital) will find and need the way to a new order of human
emancipation. It can be argued that during the Enlightenment there was an increased awareness of the individual within society at the ability of
the individual to be free from state or church control which would lead to an environment where huge advances could be made in terms of scientific and social thought as
well is political change. However, during the Enlightenment there was not a complete withdrawal from conventional societal models; for example, Hobbes did not believe that we should be without kings,
but that their power should be limited, "That Kings are not superiors to, but administrators for the multitude" (Hobbes). Therefore a King does have an important role to play, but
is at the service of his population, not in a situation where his population are seen as subservient to him. This may be seen as very different from the ideas
seen in the French Revolution where the monarchy was seen as a drain on society. It is also at odds with the way the French monarchy saw themselves prior to
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