Class and Action

In one important respect, the Nominalist concept of 'class' is instructive. For, the Marxist can accept the analysis that as an object of Empirical perception, even that of one its members, a Class is no more than a multiplicity. But, if there is a Unity, it is not given as such. Rather, it is first created by the collective adoption of a unifying concept for action. In other words, in Marxism, 'the Working Class', as distinct from a mere multiplicity of workers, is a Practical concept.