{"id":1089,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/discuss-karl-marxs-concept-of-class-upsc-psir-2020-1407\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:48","slug":"discuss-karl-marxs-concept-of-class-upsc-psir-2020-1407","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/discuss-karl-marxs-concept-of-class-upsc-psir-2020-1407\/","title":{"rendered":"Discuss Karl Marx\u2019s concept of class."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> class = <b class=\"pq-sc\">Marx<\/b>\u2019s central social category <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> not rank\/status but relation to means of production<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> class as a production-relationship <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> \u201cfixed place in the process of production\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> basis of history and revolution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>relation to means of production <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> bourgeoisie \/ proletariat <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> three classes in <i>Capital<\/i> (wages \/ profit \/ rent), tied to surplus <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> class \u201cin itself\u201d (shared position) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> class \u201cfor itself\u201d via consciousness <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> organised political force <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> \u201chistory of all&#8230; class struggle\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> capitalism sharpens haves vs have-nots <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> proletariat abolishes itself + class antagonism<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Weber<\/b>: two-class too simple, layered structure <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Ambedkar<\/b>: class insufficient for India, caste shapes relations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> class = relationship of production that drives history and grounds emancipation<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Marx<\/b>\u2019s lasting achievement <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> class as the bridge from economic structure to historical change<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[41],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[56],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1089","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-41","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-western-political-thought","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4683,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1089\/revisions\/4683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1089"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1089"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1089"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}