marxism
... As a consequence, we can wonder: is Marxism dead? A lot of arguments seem to confirm the end of Marxism. ... Having said this, did history proved Marxist had all wrong or has not pertinent elements of Marxism been absorbed into a general intellectual climate? ... Such different people as Bakunin and Bernstein, criticised Marxism for relying on an unpersuasive theory of historical necessity. ... As a result, Marxism must not be seen as a precise science. ... More recently, Sartre Marxism also rejected this determinism. ... Having said, the irrelevance of the historical laws largely undermines the basic second element of Marxism: to wit the theory of Revolution. ... The Leninist-Marxism which gave birth to the USSR, immediately provoked critics, especially from Rosa Luxembourg. ... Here, Marxism has been used to create and establish totalitarian and authoritarian regimes and consequently, as the ideological basis of Stalinism and Maoism, Marxism is largely discredited in the public opinion. Nevertheless, we can object that these regimes were a distorted vision of Marx’s thinking and as a result it may be difficult to blame Marx and Marxism for the creation as well as for the failure of communist regimes: Marxism is not necessarily dead because of the collapse of the USSR. ... Nevertheless, Marxism is still relevant as it emphasises the dominant role of economic relations. ... However, Marxism is alive as an intellectual tool to criticise capitalism. ... As a result, Marxism is alive, not because capitalism is intrinsically evil but because people lost their will to change a system which obviously not perfect. ... As a result, Marxism is alive because it is the only radical way to criticise capitalism. ... As a result, Marxism must be alive as an alternative way of thinking (maybe an utopia one), where human beings have the power to change an imperfect system. ... As a result, Marxism is alive because it emphasises the dehumanising, alienating process caused by capitalism. People seems to have lost their ability to be critical toward the system, and Marxism is also alive because it represents a necessary alternative way of considering the world.