Karl Marx 6

According to the philosopher Karl Marx, the capitalist system carried within itself the seeds of its own destruction. One day, he predicted, a violent revolution would eliminate all social classes and result in a society of plenty for all. Marx believed history was moving inevitably toward a goal. But for Marx this goal was purely economic, the result of a struggle between industrial workers and owners. In his writings, Marx argued that the true cost …showed first 75 words of 458 total…

…showed last 75 words of 458 total…s, Britain began to pass social welfare laws. “They protected workers with accident, health, and unemployment insurance as well as old-age pensions.” (World History p 612) After looking at all the reforms made by Britain, one can understand how the working conditions and overall lives improved for the working class. And it is because of these reforms that the proletariat found no need to rise up and kill the bourgeoisie, ultimately, disproving Karl Marx’s theory.