Karl Marx




Karl Marx

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born May 05, 1818
died December 13, 1901
gender male
place of birth Trier, Germany
genre Nonfiction, Politics, Social Sciences

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Karl Heinrich Marx was a 19th-century philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist and revolutionary. Often called the father of communism, Marx was both a scholar and a political activist. He addressed a wide range of political as well as social issues, and is known for, amongst other things, his analysis of history. His approach is indicated by the opening line Chapter 1 of the The Communist Manifesto(1848): "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." Marx argued that capitalism, like previous socioeconomic systems, will produce internal tensions which will lead to its destruction. Just as capitalism replaced feudalism, capitalism itself will be displace...more

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Capital: A Critique of Politic... Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by Karl Marx
avg rating 4.13 — 381 ratings — published 1867
75 editions
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Economic and Philosophic Manus... Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844/The Communist Manifesto (Great Books in Philosophy)
by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
avg rating 3.92 — 151 ratings — published 1844
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The German Ideology: Including... The German Ideology: Including Thesis on Feuerbach (Great Books in Philosophy)
by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx
avg rating 4.01 — 101 ratings — published 1998
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The Eighteenth Brumaire of Lou... The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (Paperback)
by Karl Marx
avg rating 4.18 — 89 ratings — published 2005
18 editions
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Selected Writings Selected Writings (Paperback)
by Karl Marx
avg rating 3.73 — 74 ratings — published 1994
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Grundrisse: Foundations of the... Grundrisse: Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics)
by Karl Marx
avg rating 4.23 — 48 ratings — published 1973
3 editions
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The Poverty of Philosophy The Poverty of Philosophy (Paperback)
by Karl Marx
avg rating 4.11 — 46 ratings — published 2005
3 editions
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The Civil War in France The Civil War in France (Paperback)
by Karl Marx
avg rating 4.37 — 35 ratings — published 1998
2 editions
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Manifesto: Three Classic Essay... Manifesto: Three Classic Essays on How to Change the World (Paperback)
by Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Karl Marx, Rosa Luxemburg
avg rating 3.69 — 36 ratings — published 2004
2 editions
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Economic and Philosophic Manus... Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 (Paperback)
by Karl Marx
avg rating 4.11 — 27 ratings — published 1844
4 editions
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"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways: the point, however, is to change it."
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"Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.
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"Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."
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