Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Post 5- German Ideology

What does he mean when he refers to the 'division,' particulary within an individual?

After reading the German Ideology by Karl Marx Friedrich Engels you come across many interesting words and phrases used by both authors. One term they refer to in the piece is 'division' and I asked myself what he actually means when he says that. You see him use this term when he says in the reading,"The transformation, through the division of labour, of personal powers(relationships) into material power, cannot be dispelled by dismissing the general idea of it from ones mind, but only by the action of individuals in again subjecting these material powers to themselves and abolishing the 'division' of labour." For me after seeing this quote i was thinking to myself what is he actually trying to tell the reader? I think what Marx and Engels is trying to say is that we should fight for what we believe in. I believe the word 'division' in this paragraph means the seperation between two different groups, and labour meaning the working class. So combing those two terms hes referring to the wealthier and the poorer class being seperated by personal powers. In life we see everyday how people are always seperated by who they are, what they do, or how much money they make in life. The only way to change that is by taking your own actions into your own hand and elimiante that seperation barrier between both groups. So both authors are trying to tell us until this transformation occurs there will always be that 'divison of labour' between all people.

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