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Marx's ideas were that of pure equality. He wanted a world where everyone was equal. His theories, while impractical because of the nature of man, were truly "good". His ultimate goal was to eradicate poverty. The communists took his basic tenet of equality and perverted it into everyone is equal under the government.
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Marxs philosophical basis of communism was called dialectical materialism. This briefly purported to claim that ideas were secreted by the brain and thus no inner soul or deity had anything to do with thoughts and the implementation of thoughts and ideas. Therefore the human being was the product of pure science and human beings were the final judgement to what was wrong and what was right. Marx said that religion was the opiate of the people. Nothing supersedes the human thought process.
The first answer to this question is a bit off. Under Communism there was no governments. To get to this utopia first required a revolution among the working classes which would govern as the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
Clearly this had to mean that every nation would participate. A dissenting nation, with an army would screw the entire plan up. Sorry about the last phrase there. Its a bit non philosophical.
To continue dialectical materialism is a discarded philosophy sitting in the dustbin of ideas.
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∙ 12y ago
Marx and Engels developed the philosophy of communism based on the idea of abolishing private ownership of the means of production to create a classless society where wealth and resources are distributed equally among all members. They believed that capitalism would inevitably lead to class struggle and exploitation, and that a revolution by the working class would establish a communist system where the state would wither away.
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∙ 13y agoIf you mean "religious beliefs" - he was an atheist. Karl Marx invented Communism. However, he did not invent Leninism or Stalinism or any other "Communist" ideology that has been put to practice. Real Marxism has never been put to practice. The Bolshevik Revolution led by Lenin happened in 1917. Marx even specifically pointed out that Russia was unable to create a real revolution. Lenin took a shortcut in the process of a Communist state. According to Marx, it would happen on its own and it was an inevitable idea. According to Marx, Germany was perfect for a Communist revolution because it was industrialized. He thought that when the country was industrialized, the workers (or the proletariat) would themselves realize that they were being used and thus start a revolution towards the Bourgeousie (or the upper class). This meant a revolution from below. What happened in practice was that Lenin created a revolution from the top in a backwards, agrarian, country that wasn't ready for a Communist revolution.
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∙ 11y agoMarx was a materialist, that is that he explained all phenomena by reference to other things happening or present in the material world. He was the first materialist philosopher who was consistently and thoroughly materialist and he combined his own version of materialism with his idea of the dialectic. Dialectical philosophy says that when looking at something it should be looked at in its entirety first and also that everything has contradictory or conflicting forces within it and this produces change. His philosophy is a combination of what he took from British political economy, French utopian socialism, German philosophy and his own original ideas.
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∙ 14y agoHe believed that the state institution and the capitalistic structure were tools of the bourgeois to support their own interests at the expense of the proletariat, or working class. He believed that the proletariat, which has massively superior numbers, should rise up to over throw the system and create a classless society.
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Not sure if ‘philosophy’ is a useful term here. Marx and Engels saw Communsim (a classless stateless society) as the solution to workers’ problems.
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∙ 9y agoMarx and Engels' philosophy of communism advocates reformism and fails to recognise the preeminent role of the working class.
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∙ 14y agoHe wrote the famous book The Communist Manifesto so he was a key spokesman for the philosophy of communism.
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The two Germans who developed the economic and political philosophy known as communism are?
Marx and Engels
Communism is based on the teachings of which man?
Karl Marx, who - along with Frederich Engels - wrote The Communist Manifesto.
Who worked with Karl Marx to develop the theory of communism?
Friedrich Engels
What historical figure worked with Karl Marx to describe the principles of communism?
Friedrich Engels collaborated with Karl Marx on describing the principles of communism. Engels was a close friend and financial supporter of Marx, and together they co-authored "The Communist Manifesto" in 1848. Engels also helped Marx in his research and writing of "Das Kapital."
How did karl marx and friedrich engels try to correct the ills of industrialization?
Communism
Which of these thinkers worked with Karl Marx to develop the theory of communism?
Friedrich Engels
Who wrote the communiest manifesto?
Marx co-wrote it with Friedrich Engels
What does marxist and engels mean?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were the men who developed the political ideology known as Communism. There is no meaning to the phrase "marxist and engels." The words are incompatible with one another, because the word "marxist" is the type of person who espouses the philosophies of Karl Marx whereas the word "engels" is the name of the person who collaborated with Karl Marx in developing the historical and economic theories of communism.
Who wrote 'The Communist Manifesto' with Karl Marx?
Friedrich Engels co-wrote "The Communist Manifesto" with Karl Marx in 1848. Engels was a German philosopher, social scientist, and businessman who collaborated closely with Marx on several works related to political theory and socialist philosophy.
Communism is the vision of what famous economist and writer?
Communism is the vision of Karl Marx, a famous German economist and writer. Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, outlined the principles of communism in their seminal work, "The Communist Manifesto."
Who were founders of communism?
The idea of communism was originally based on the ideas and writings of Karl Marx and Friederich Engels. Link below:
What industrialist thinker worked with Karl Marx to develop the theory of communism and the philosophy of dialectical materialism?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels worked together on many communist publications. From the famous Communist Manifesto to the complex Das Kapital. Marx was a relatively poor political economist. Engels was from a wealth German manufacturing family, but he saw the evils of capitalism. Engels helped to finance Marx. Many political economists claim it was a marriage made in Hell.
