Karl Marx (jan 1, 1818 – jan 1, 1883)
Description:
"Bourgeois and Proletarians" (1872)Key Works:
Communist Manifesto (1848)
Capital (1867)
Main Concepts:
- Feudalism → Capitalism → Communism
- Historical Materialism: society's structure is shaped by the economic base
- Class Struggle: the conflict between the bourgeoisie and proletariat drives social change
- Alienation: workers become estranged from their labor in capitalist systems
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Date:
jan 1, 1818
jan 1, 1883
~ 65 years