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И.И. Комиссаров
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H. Spencer and F. Engels: Two models of the origin
and essence of state structure
© I.I. Komissarov
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Kaluga Branch, Kaluga, 248000, Russia
The article discusses the comparative analysis of the two models of the origin and essence of a
state – organicistic one of Herbert Spencer and the materialist one of Fredrik Engels. Two
versions of the formation of society with the state structure are consistently presented. It is
shown that the models are fundamentally different in the structure, the correlation of views of
the people and the state, as well as in the importance of the state in social life. Spencer clearly
positively assesses the activities of the state, while Engels’s assessment is unambiguously
negative.
Keywords:
Engels, materialist model, Spence, organicistic model, the origin of the
state, social evolution, division of labor.
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