{"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":"2026-08-09T21:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:19","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>&mdash; 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\">R1 class = Marx\u2019s central social category ~ not rank \/status but relation to means of production R2 class as a production-relationship \u2192 \u201cfixed place in the process of production\u201d \u2192 basis of history and revolution<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">relation to means of production ~ bourgeoisie \/ proletariat ~ three classes in Capital (wages \/ profit \/ rent), tied to surplus \u2014 class \u201cin itself\u201d (shared position) &gt; class \u201cfor itself\u2019 via consciousness ~ organised political force &gt; \u201chistory of all&#8230; class struggle\u201d &gt; capitalism sharpens haves vs have-nots ~ proletariat abolishes itself + class antagonism<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">Weber: two-class too simple, layered structure ~ Ambedkar: class insufficient for India, caste shapes relations<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">R1 class = relationship of production that drives history and grounds emancipation routes,:: r; z rR2 Marx&#039;s lasting achievement \u2192 class as the bridge from economic structure to historical change<\/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":3,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3325,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1089\/revisions\/3325"}],"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}]}}