Why Marx viewed human competition differently than Charles Darwin
In short: This lecture explores the intellectual intersection between Karl Marx and Charles Darwin, examining how Marx reimagined the concept of competition in human history.
To mark the 200th anniversary of Marx's birth, Professor Gareth Stedman Jones examines the affinity between Marx’s historical theories and Darwin’s natural history. While many Communists embraced Darwinian thought, Jones highlights a crucial distinction: Marx did not see human competition as a biological 'struggle for existence.'
Instead, Marx argued that competition is a social product of private property and commercial society. The lecture provides context on how Marx's conception of the 'natural human being' diverged from purely biological models to address the political and intellectual climate of his time.
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