Political Science · Political Theory
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Relations of production are determined by the patterns of ownership of the means of production.
Reason (R): The inevitable evolution of the class struggle would end with communism.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true Marxist claims, but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is the second option.
Explanation
★Both statements are true Marxist claims, but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is the second option.
★The assertion states the core of historical materialism, that ownership of the means of production shapes social relations.
★Those who own the means of production form the ruling class and set the relations of production.
★The reason states Marx's prediction that class struggle ends in a classless communist society.
★However, the end point of the class struggle does not explain why ownership determines relations of production.
★One describes the structure of every class society, the other its final historical destination.
★Because the two are distinct propositions, the reason cannot serve as the explanation of the assertion.
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