Bonus

13 Dec 2000

“The ruling ideas of every age have ever been the ideas of the ruling class. What does this statement mean, and who said it? Explain how it might be appropriate for the following dominant ideas: aristotelianism, Christianity, humanism, capitalism, democracy, racism, and communism. In what age and where have each been dominant, and what rulers has each served to keep in power?”

(Discuss! Best answer posted before 10am GMT wins a free cookie from sco! Please limit your response to 3,000 words. Thanks.)