Which one of the following is NOT associated with the materialist conception of history ?
Correct answer: D. the spirit of capitalism
- A. the mode of production
- B. the motor of history
- C. the history of class struggle
- D. the spirit of capitalism
Explanation
Historical materialism explains change through the mode of production and class struggle, with material economic relations driving history. The “spirit of capitalism” is associated with Weber's cultural explanation, not Marx's materialist conception of history.
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