Political Science · Political Theory
Which term is Not related to classical Marxism?
- 1. Class struggle
- 2. Base determines Superstructure
- 3. Alienation
- 4. Cultural Hegemony
- 5. Economic Determinism
- 6. Value pluralism
- 7. Dialecticism
- 8. Historical Materialism
- 9. Profit as theft
- 10. State as necessary evil
- 11. Structuralist view of the capitalist state
- 12. Dictatorship of Proletariat
A4 and 6
B4, 6 and 11
C6 and 10
D4, 6, 10 and 11 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 4, 6, 10 and 11 — Items 4, 6, 10 and 11 do not belong to classical Marxism, so the answer is 4, 6, 10 and 11.
Explanation
★Items 4, 6, 10 and 11 do not belong to classical Marxism, so the answer is 4, 6, 10 and 11.
★Cultural hegemony is Antonio Gramsci's neo-Marxist idea, not part of Marx's own classical theory.
★Value pluralism is alien to Marxism, which imposes a single class based value framework on society.
★Marx did not call the state a necessary evil; he spoke instead of the withering away of the state.
★The structuralist view of the capitalist state belongs to Louis Althusser and Nicos Poulantzas, not classical Marx.
★Classical Marxism took an instrumentalist view, seeing the state as a tool of the ruling class.
★Class struggle, base and superstructure, alienation, economic determinism, dialectics and historical materialism are all genuinely Marxist.
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