Karl Marx[a] (German: [ˈkaʁl ˈmaʁks]; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. He is best-known for the 1848 …

Nov 28, 2025 · Karl Marx (1818–83) was a revolutionary, socialist, historian, and economist who wrote the works, including Das Kapital and (with Friedrich Engels) The Communist Manifesto, that formed …

Aug 26, 2003 · Karl Marx (1818–1883) is often treated as an activist rather than a philosopher, a revolutionary whose works inspired the foundation of communist regimes in the twentieth century. …

Dec 3, 2025 · Marxism, a body of doctrine developed by Karl Marx and, to a lesser extent, by Friedrich Engels in the mid-19th century. It originally consisted of three related ideas: a philosophical …

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Nov 9, 2009 · Karl Marx was born in 1818 in Trier, Prussia; he was the oldest surviving boy in a family of nine children. Both of his parents were Jewish, and descended from a long line of rabbis, but his ...

Sep 30, 2025 · Karl Marx was a 19th-century German philosopher and economist best known for his theories about capitalism, class struggle, and the development of communist society. He argued that …

Sep 19, 2024 · Karl Marx (May 5, 1818–March 14, 1883), a Prussian political economist, journalist, and activist, and author of the seminal works, "The Communist Manifesto" and "Das Kapital," influenced …

Explore Karl Marx's philosophy in simple terms. Learn about his life, social and political ideas, ideology, class struggle, alienation, surplus value, and more, with clear examples to deepen your understanding.

A biography of Karl Marx with suggestions for further reading and links to an extensive bibliography and introduction to his thought.