Karl Marx

Born 1818 Died 1883
1. Died 65 yrs of age
Interested in Ancient Rome/Greece
1. Politics
Influenced by Hegel
1. Dialectics
  1. Constantly changing ideas
    1. Conflict of Ideas
2. Challenged Hegel's idea
3. Life influenced ideas
4. Concerned with language
Wanted 2 be noticed
Sympathetic 2 religion
1. Studying philosophy
  1. Book 'Economic and Philosophical Manuscript
Predicted Future
1. Longer days
  1. Technology links 2 this
    1. Capital
      1. Set up International Royal Men's association
Interested in societal beh.
Published Liberal Newspaper
Bourgeoisie 'Owners of Production'
Observation of unfairness in society
1. Econ manuscript
  1. Surplus & commodity value
Focused on capitalist exploitation
Controllers of production
Met Engels in 1843
1. Published 'Communist Manifesto'
  1. Found only W/C supported communism
  2. Was unpoplar
Modern Views
1. How ppl view society
2. Influential people know about Marx
  1. Would not approve of communist states
    1. Predicted what was to come
Hierarchy
1. Bourgeosie (owners)
2. Proletariats (workers)
1848 revolution in Paris against Monarchy
1. Marx expected Bourgeosie to support revolution
Marx expelled from France
1. Moved to London
  1. Lived in relative Isolation/poverty
Belief Marx is outdated
1. 150 yrs ago
Regimes set up in Marx's name
1. Communism
Studied Law in 1875
Wrote 'Das Kapital' in 1867
Isolated from public

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