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A clear, even-handed introduction to the ideas of Karl Marx and the tradition built on them. Eight levels cover Marx's life and times, historical materialism, class and ideology, the labor theory of value and surplus value, alienation, how Marx thought capitalism grows and breaks down, his picture of socialism and communism, and the main critiques, defenses and legacies of Marxism.

The aim is understanding, not persuasion: you should finish able to explain Marx's arguments accurately, in terms a Marxist would accept, and to state the strongest objections a critic would raise. No background needed.

Levels

  1. 🔒 1. Marx, His World and Why He Still Matters 5-question quiz
  2. 🔒 2. Historical Materialism 5-question quiz
  3. 🔒 3. Class, Class Struggle and Ideology 5-question quiz
  4. 🔒 4. Labor, Value and Exploitation 5-question quiz
  5. 🔒 5. Alienation and Commodity Fetishism 5-question quiz
  6. 🔒 6. How Capitalism Grows and Breaks Down 5-question quiz
  7. 🔒 7. Revolution, Socialism and Communism 5-question quiz
  8. 🔒 8. Legacies, Critiques and Debates 5-question quiz

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