Karl Marx was a fascinating man. He was born on May 5, 1818
in Germany. He was also a revolutionary, a political philosopher, and an
economic theorist who believed that private ownership of material goods was the
reason for social problems. He believed that conflict over food, money, and
land could be easily solved through public ownership. He has made significant
contributions to society and is most known for “The Communist Manifesto” and
“Capital”. The ideas he produced also helped develop social science and the
socialist political movement. Marx grew up in a well-off family. The
philosophical ideas of the Young Hegelians strongly attracted Marx. These ideas
were presented to him at the University of Bonn and the University of Berlin. After
finishing the scholastic scene, he procured a job writing for the “Cologne”.
This radical newspaper was only one of many Marx would soon write for. Also at
this time, he started working on the theory of dialectical materialism. Next,
he heads off to Paris where he encounters Engels and they work on a collection
of books. Times became rough for Karl Heinrich Marx. He was exiled to Brussels.
After being exiled, Marx becomes a key player in the Communist League. He would
eventually move back to Cologne and establish a newspaper. Marx encountered
poverty with his wife and kids when he was exiled a second time. During this
time, Marx stayed diligent and continued to develop his nature of society
theories. He also pondered on how to improve them. He was active in
organizations such as the International Workingmen’s Association and helped
campaign for socialism.
Marx’s
economic ideas came to be referred as Marxism. He believed that all societies
were hindered by a class struggle and that this conflict happens between the
class that owns production and the class that owns labor. So, it is quite easy
to see why Marx hated capitalism. He believed that this economic system was run
by the wealthy and only served their benefit, but in time it would collapse and
socialism would rise. Communism would replace socialism after that and there
would be a classless society. Also, Marx was extremely radical calling for a
revolutionary uprising against the system. Russia would be the first nation to
use Marxist ideas and the People’s Republic of China would also use his ideas.
Karl Marx was one of the most significant figures in history.
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