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... Karl Marx and Alexis DeTocqueville are two theorists who share some common ideas but mainly oppose perspectives on how social order was reformed. The fundamental differences between Marx and Tocqueville’s perspectives are simply the way they viewed the causes for the transformation. ...
Karl Marx’s theories have been the topic of much debate and controversy over the years. ... In this document Marx attributes the causes of the transformation to the revolution. ... In Marx’s perspective all social and political relationships are defined by economics and the “means of production.” At this particular time in history Marx saw this era not defined by gradual differences in class, but at a time when the class struggles had culminated to the point where society could be divided into two categories. ... According to Marx the French Revolution was viewed as a bourgeoisie revolution in which the middle class overthrew the aristocracy by changing the means and modes of production in an industrial society. ... Marx believes that at every point in history there has been a group of oppressed people that must provide labor to the ruling aristocrats in order to survive. ...
When you look at both Marx and Tocqueville’s opinions on the causes of the revolution and the reasons for the transformation in social order the root of their ideas are similar. ... Marx however encouraged the upheaval. ... However Marx and Tocqueville differ on this point. Marx asserts that the bourgeoisie attempted to attack the proletariat and the proletariat violently defended themselves. ... The most distinctive difference between Marx and Tocqueville is there motivation behind their perspective. Marx is an economist who bases his views on very materialist paradigms. Marx views the class conflicts as simply an economic difference in which each group is struggling to achieve a certain economic status and maintain it. ...
Today Karl Marx’s theory is more relevant to our society. Marx’s theory describes the cause of class conflicts as a struggle to achieve and maintain a economic status. Marx believes that this “status” is what defines you as a person and places you in a category in which you control your life.
Approximate Word count = 1670
Approximate Pages = 6.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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