Monday, May 25, 2020

Marx and Dostoevsky on Modernity - 1091 Words

Modernity, throughout the semester has been a main theme of the class, but as the class has moved forward, so has the definition of the word. To this point in the semester Modernity is defined as a two way progression of man positive developments, and also negative. Marx and Dostoevsky both continue with that mindset as each one takes their own view of modernity respectfully. Both of the authors believe that change will occur, but both do not agree with how it will happen and who or what the results will affect. Marx focuses in the Communist Manifesto on society as whole and how modernity will occur, while Marx has to predict much of the modernity that will take place on an entire society. Dostoevsky decides to focus on one individual’s journey through modernity, Dostoevsky doesn’t predict what modernity does, as a reader Dostoevsky takes you on a trip through the narrator’s life so all of the mentioned modernity from Notes from the Underground are based off of t he narrator’s life experiences. Both Marx and Dostoevsky offering their views on modernity could result in an important factor of how western society has been shaped as we know it, each in different ways more areas then others over time. Modernity can be tied into many things in regards to the development of man. Karl Marx with the help of Friedrich Engles wrote Communist Manifesto which went on to become the groundwork for communism, little did Marx know that the writing would lead to so much change. Throughout the

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