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A 6 page research paper that contrasts and compares the social theories of Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim. The writer argues that while these two early sociologists differed in the particulars of their philosophy, they both saw liberty and equality as dynamic forces that propelled the mechanism of social evolution. In other words, they saw issues of liberty and equality in relation to societal structure as a whole, and not as distinct elements unto themselves. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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history. However, during the modern era, beginning in the eighteenth century, issues of liberty and equality have been a focus of attention for social theorists, such as Karl Marx
and Emile Durkheim. Both Marx and Durkheim recognized the inherent tension between these two aspects of societal structure. While these two early sociologists differed in the particulars of their
philosophy, they both saw liberty and equality as dynamic forces that propelled the mechanism of social evolution. In other words, they saw issues of liberty and equality in relation to
societal structure as a whole, and not as distinct elements unto themselves. Alexis de Tocqueville observed that freedom should not be considered the distinguishing characteristic of democratic ages, but
rather that this assessment should be awarded elsewhere, as the "ruling passion" of these periods is "the love of equality" (2002). Certainly, this sentiment is supported by Thomas Jeffersons writing
in the American Declaration of Independence when he declares that "all men are created equal" and are thus entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" (2002). Jefferson then
pictured government as the means by which individuals can achieve these goals, that is, he pictured government as the servant of the people, implying that governance can be beneficial. Thomas
Paine disagreed and argued that all governments are bad and that only society is good but even he conceded that "governments are necessary evils" (2002). Marx and Durkheim differed
from these political philosophers in that they each saw liberty and equality, as well as government, in terms of the overall society. Marxs view, for example, can best be described
as focusing objectively on the topic of societal structure and human agency. While Marx gave cultural factors only a cursory consideration, it is also rue that he regarded all of
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