Twenty-third International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations

Abstract

In order to advance a well balanced and productive human social structure, it must be composed of relatively satisfied and happy individuals. This can only be achieved if the members of said social order have higher, and more abstract components, in which to believe. To this end, it can be argued that the failure of the Soviet Union, as a national federation was due to the contamination of the objective Soviet system of government, by the personal belief of Karl Marx in atheism. The spirit of his godless belief system is expressed in his economic theory of dialectical materialism. The Marxist idea of dialectical materialism contained the very thoughtful and humanistic concept of giving to each, according to his or her own needs. This philosophy, needless to say, implies a social network of care for each and every individual within the Soviet system of society, much lacking in the capitalistic forms of national economic exploitation. Albeit, these latter forms of government are based on the “spoils” or “merit” system, by which the awards to members of society are a function of what each produce. In truth, dialectical materialism is almost identical to Christianity, in that all property was communal, and meant to be shared equally by the social order in the name of God. Therefore, this paper examines the elements of family, property, and statehood, to be dealt with in a more Hegelian spirit of thought, which might lead to a more successful and satisfying experience of community for all.

Presenters

Pamela L. Perez
Retired Spanish Professor, Department of Modern and Classical Language and Literature, California State University, Northridge, California, United States