Marxist Theoretical Basis and Methodology on Culture and Cutural Life of the Working Class

Abstract

C. Marx and F. Engel, the two founders of the historical materialism, laid the foundation for a theoretical system of the dialectic interaction between various aspects of the human's social life throughout history. They also posed many deeply scientific theories on culture, the cultural life of the working class in particular. This article aims to introduce some Marxist viewpoints which serve as a significant base for the Marxism, focusing on the following major issues: i) production and re-production of the material life of the workers; ii) setting family, having and educating children; iii) upgrading knowledge and professional skills; iv) readjusting of moral values and behaviors; v) implementing the right of freedom and democracy in socio-political activities; vi) enjoyment and creativeness in sport, culture, sciences, technologies, literature, and art.