Karl Marx
Are you a communist? No, a citizen of the United States of America can't be a communist. But Karl Marx was a communist, or at least he founded some of the main principles of communism, and Karl Marx firmly believed in some of the things that make this country what it is, like equality. But, Karl Marx was still a great political philosopher of his time, and a humanitarian. To really understand the principles of Marx's teachings one would have to study him, or at least read an essay that describes Marx's life. There are three key elements to understanding Marx they are his childhood and education, the people that had the greatest influence on him, and his writings. At 2:00 A.M. of May 5, 1818, the life of the greatest political philosopher began. He was born in the Rhine province of Prussia, and was born to Henriette and Hirschel Marx (Payne 17). Hirschel Marx was a rich lawyer, and he was also a Jew (World Book Encyclopedia 236M). On August 26, 1824 Karl and his whole family were baptized, so his family turned away from its traditional Jewish teachings to Protestant Christianity (Payne 21). At the age of twelve Karl entered the Friedrich Wilhiem Gymnasium. He stayed there for five years excelling in foreign
"Marx, Karl." World Book Encyclopedia. 1995 edition. Eagleton, Terry. Marx. London: Orion House , 1997. len that Karl Marx first learned about socialism. These long talks with the Baron were an essential part of Marx's education, perhaps the most essential part (Payne 28). One of the people that people usually don't associate with Karl Marx is a man by the name G.W.F. Hegel. Hegel was a German philosopher that argued in order to understand any aspect of human culture, we must retrace and understand its history (World Book Encyclopedia 165H). Hegel was a professor of philosophy at the University of Berlin from 1818 until his death, which means that Karl Marx must have taken a class with Hegel. Hegel must have inspired Marx, and if Marx hadn't taken his class some of Marx's best-known work would not have been written, because the majority of his work is written on and account of the past. To explain Karl Marx one must analyze his education and childhood, the influences on him, and his writings. Karl Marx had a way of writing ideas that were way ahead of his time. Look at what used to be the Soviet Union that country was based upon Marx's theories, and they still failed. Marx was not an evil man, but he was a communist. The only reason that being a communist is bad is because of the negative effects of the present day communistic powers. Marx started off okay, with the idea that all people should be equal, but then he turned into a radical towards the end. So maybe you don't believe in the idea of communism but what about Marxism. Do you believe in the idea that everyone is equal? Are you a Marxist? Marx had a variety of works ranging from philosophical essays to a book that took Marx thirty-year to write. Karl Marx wrote many essays between
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