Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels?

Question

Without looking for answers, what do you know about the 2 people above. I will give you a clue one was a political economist and the other was a social scientist and philosopher

I have read many of their works but I am still bemused by most peoples knowledge of the historic heroes on the left of politics

Where were they from?
Were they authors?
What did the write about?
When did they live?
Where did they die?

Answer 1

*They were from Germany.
*They were authors.
*They wrote about Communism, Socialism, and other related topics.
*They lived during the 19th century.
*They died in Europe.

Answer 2

I don't know where Engels was from, I think also Germany, but he was an industrial-businessman of sorts (family money)and financed Marx's works. Engels was in London (and Marx was often at the library in London nearby), where he helped Marx financially. He also helped finished the last couple chapters of Das Capital, since Marx was unable to finish them. Marx was a German Jew and married into a wealthy family, but the family pretty much disowned her for marrying Marx.

Engels wasn't much of a philospher; if anybody quotes Engels, they really should be quoting Marx. Anyway, Marx was kind of a wretched person. He had serious health problems. When he was young he was part of a Hegelian group..I don't recall the name..The Young Hegelians, or the Left Hegelians. Either way, he was a follower of Hegel, an important philosopher re dialetcical idealism. His teachings, along with those of Ludwig Feuerbach, greatly influenced the young Marx. Anyway, he did really well in school (Bonn?), where I don't recall.. Anyway, he essentially took Hegel's idealism and flipped it to represent dialectical materialism. Hegel's idealism was that God, through the stages of history, knows himself in the world, sorta. For Marx, materialism was about humanity and freedom. Eventually, through the work of history, man realizes his freedom. It was supposed to go through stages..Absolute freedom, slavery, feudalism, capitalism, socialism and then communism, where there would be no state and man would realize true freedom. ANyway, no one really reads Das Capital or Grundisse(spelling)..What is of more importance for marxists are the (1) the economic and philosophic manuscripts of 1844 (where alienation is a HUGE concept (2) the 18th Brumaire of Louis Napoleon (3) and the Poverty of Philosophy, where he basically said "philosophers have always tlaked about the world, analyzed it; the point is, however, to change it"...and, of course (4) the Communist Manifesto..Marxism was a revolutionary idea. An idea about rervolution.Marxism was about changing human nature, although he never said he himself was a "Marxist", and, when questioned, he even doubted that Russia could implement socialism or communism. He said it might provide a spark to ignite a worl revolution, but most pinned there hopes on Germany, who was more advanced in the stages of history.....Anyway, I can't imagine someone off the top of their head could pull this much crap out...I studied in college and still read about it once and awhile. Marxism is truly interesting, which is why a lot of people like it. The problem is that it crtiques, but provides no structure to replace what is being rightly and vicously critiqued. It was all just a fantasy. I am far from a Marxist now....I am done.Hope I win:)

I forgot to add, if you didn't think I already knew, that their writings were a reaction to the growing problems with the industrial revolution...bad pay, poor working, living conditions, and the disparity between the bourgoisie and the proletariat...anyway, I'll think about it for awhile and remember some more, but I'm done here..seeya

Answer 3

They were from Germany.

They were authors who wrote about Political economy, Marx's analysis of capitalism is still the most comprehensive ever written.
Marx also wrote for NY Herald (he lived there during the Civil War), on the French Revolution, and of course, The Communist Manifesto.

Karl lived in Germany, France, USA and England. He was born 1818,
died 1883.

Other than Germany, I have no idea where Hegel lived or died.
Got me there.

Good question, thanks for asking.

Answer 4

Engels - pal and supported of Marx. Wrote the fashionable 'Communist Manifesto' jointly. notwithstanding capitalism, by using itself, grow to be undesirable because it dealt with people as commodities. compared to in the course of the midsection a even as, the state or church had no duty to guard the elementary operating human being. Capitalism also undesirable because it sucked the excess to the capitalist, and made the worker unfavorable. Capitalism grow to be destabilizing because the looser of competition would reason recessions, panics and different monetary issues till the finished element resulted in revolution. Marx grow to be frequently excellent in this appreciate, it truly is why governments began controlling capitalism and instituting welfare and worker safe practices guidelines. the first in Germany by using Kaiser Wilhelm. paradoxically, because governments reformed capitalism, capitalism under no circumstances grow to be destroyed, and Marx's prediction that capitalism will be destroyed grow to be incorrect (fairly, it grow to be reformed).

Answer 5

Germany(Prussia)
Yes
Communist Manifesto
1800s
England

Answer 6

They were the 2 butt clowns who created the wolrd's worst philosophy... enslaving BILLIONS of people, and responsible for more murders than the hollocaust