If Marx Did Not Believe That All Human Conduct Is

question 7

Multiple Choice

If Marx did not believe that all human conduct is determined by the economic structure, isn't saying that economics is the "ultimately decisive" factor saying the opposite?

• A) No, because other factors such as politics, religion, culture, even love, can influence the course of human life, but behind them is a fundamental economic basis.
• B) Yes, the distinction here still cannot rule out economics as having an influence.
• C) Yes, because Marx also saw that more than two classes existed in society too.
• D) No, because Marx and Engels saw economics itself as being influenced by an "endless host of accidents."

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