Does Karl Marx theory create a society which all people are equal?

Answer 1

Egalitarianism is a trend of thought in political philosophy. An egalitarian favors equality of some sort: People should get the same, or be treated the same, or be treated as equals, in some respect. Egalitarian doctrines tend to express the idea that all human persons are equal in fundamental worth or moral status. So far as the Western European and Anglo-American philosophical tradition is concerned, one significant source of this thought is the Christian notion that God loves all human souls equally. Egalitarianism is a protean doctrine, because there are several different types of equality, or ways in which people might be treated the same, that might be thought desirable. In modern democratic societies, the term "egalitarian" is often used to refer to a position that favors, for any of a wide array of reasons, a greater degree of equality of income and wealth across persons than currently exists.

Karl Marx whose communist society is supposed to be populated by fully equal citizens who love one another intimately and for whom the principle "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" governs the realm. This is not a formula for perfect equality but for a great deal more of it than any free market system would generate. However, people forget that Karl Marx imagined a communist society as populated not by men and women such as we are but by what he called "the new man," a different kind of (specie) being from us. Those "human" beings would love the society above all; love everyone as only intimate friends do now. Marx realized that an egalitarian society couldn’t be the home to ordinary, normal human beings but only to those who fit his idea of the new man.

As a founder of modern communism Marx never spelled out how a society would evolve toward a communist utopia, though he did offer up a 10-point plan, including various kinds of wealth and land redistributions that would provide a basis for the transition. Interestingly, much of what Marx provided simply endowed the state itself – and the state's inevitable vanguard – with enormous power. Marx's recipe for utopia turns out to be a justification for state authoritarianism and worse.

Answer 2

In theory yes. The people own the means of production. The people are essentially equal and all work for the benefit of the State, the State is the be all and end all of why the people exist. The practice is, of course, nothing of the kind, it never has been & it never will be: It simply flies in the face of human nature. As George Orwell correctly establishes in 'Animal Farm' all animals are created equal, but some animals are more equal than others. In short equality is unachievable, therefore it is a question of just how much inequality people are prepared to tolerate.

Answer 3

It's impossible to know, as no one has tried it the way Karl Marx thought it should be done. He thought that society should have a revolution of the working class, that would lead to a classless society where everyone are economically equal.

Being economically equal it doesn't mean there wont be any inequalities though.

Answer 4

Karl Marx's theory aimed to establish a classless society where wealth and power were shared equally among all people. However, the practical implementation of his ideas has often led to centralized control and hierarchy, rather than true equality among all individuals.