Exercise 1 Go to http://www.marxisme.dk/arkiv/molyneux/realmarx/index.htm. Read the first three sections of John Molyneux's "What is the Real Marxist Tradition?" Pay careful attention to the third section. What are Molyneux's arguments about the scientific basis of Marxism? For Molyneux, what is the foundation of proletarian revolution?
Exercise 2 Go to http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/birds/marxbird.htm. Read the essay on "Marxism and bird watching" and then answer the following questions: According to this Web page, what evidence is there for a relationship between historical materialism and ornithology? Is there any reason for the rise of bird-watching to coincide with the rise of "scientific socialism"?
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