Is capitalism the evolved form of slavery and feudalism?

Your assumptions are incorrect. Although you can redefine what capitalism is ad nauseum, it is essentially a system of valuation and risk. I trade labor for wages, wages for goods. I might risk time and labor on producing a product I hope will hold value for others. read more

Not only modern far capitalism evolve from slavery and feudalism, but also colonialism. Capitalism is based on competition, private ownership, and profit from production. No one has to employ anyone. Your wages are determined from the top. And your job isn't a guarantee unless it's by contract. read more

I was told, when taking Medieval European History, that feudalism was one of the contributors to a capitalist politico-economic structure, mainly for the reason that a feudal manor was, in effect, a separate and self-sustaining entity from other structures during that time. read more

Depending on which form prevailed, economies could be described as private or state slavery, private or state feudalism, or private or state capitalism. What obscured these parallels over the last century and a half was confusion between private versus state capitalism, on the one hand, and capitalism versus socialism on the other. read more