The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle. That is all written
history. For the majority of human history man did not live in a class
society. The development of technique allowed for the production of a
surplus of wealth over and above the means of subsistence. This
produced a flourish of art, science and philosophy as part of the
population was freed for the first time from the toil of everyday
labour. Mick Brooks talks on the application of Marxist philosophy to
the development of society.
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