Karl Marx and Freeland
Karl Marx was a radical thinker during his era, speaking of social hierarchies and the class conflict that is associated with social classes. He aimed to understand social classes as it was a reflection of human history. Marx believed that social classes are a product of their times, but an intrinsic part of human history. From the beginning of human history, there existed social hierarchies and within those hierarchies' power dynamics, he defines the pre-modern classes as: freeman and slave, patrician and plebian, lord and serf, and the guild-master and journeyman (Marx, p.15). However, Marx states that the modern era is comprised of two classes: the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Today, the distinction between these two classes is more pronounced, an issue which is investigated further by Freeland. Freeland does not utilize the Marx's terminology instead uses the labels "plutocrats" and "non-rich." This paper will argue that Freeland's "super-rich" is Marx's bourgeoisie and the "non-rich" are the modern day proletariat by examining their defining characteristics and how these two social classes interact in the modern era.
One of the major differentiating features of the plutocrats/bourgeoisie and the non-rich/proletariat, is the vast difference in wealth. Since the economic disparity between these classes is great, it is important to examine the differences between the early modern wealthy elite and the modern plutocrats. According to Marx, the bourgeoisie were different than the nobility and aristocrats that preceded them, because their wealth was no hereditary but self-made. The robber barons of the era were captains of industry who made huge fortunes through their hard work. This is a key difference; Marx argues
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