Karl Marx was a very influential man. He developed the first version of what we know as communism today, or his name for it, Marxism. Today, Marx is considered one of the greatest philosophers to ever live. Marx was a very important figure in history because he was a great philosopher, he had many great works, and he had a very large influence. Karl Marx was born in Trier, Germany on May 5th, 1818, at two o’clock in the afternoon (Kamenka). Karl was the oldest surviving boy of nine children. His father was a lawyer devoted to Kant and Voltaire. His mother was a woman from Holland. Both of his parents were born jewish, but his father was baptized in the Evangelical Established Church because his career required it (Duignan). Karl was educated
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Modern day communism is what this “Marxism” developed into. Well not exactly what it developed to but it is what communism was based off of. A lot of ideas that the communist parties have today came from Marxism. It had an influence on the socialist party as well. The communist party was formed around Karl Marx’s ideas. It was created around the principles to fix the problems that were created by capitalism. “The most important principle of communism is that no private ownership of property should be allowed. Marx believed that private ownership encouraged greed and motivated people to knock out the competition, no matter what the consequences. Property should be shared, and the people should ultimately control the economy. The government should exercise the control in the name of the people, at least in the transition between capitalism and communism. The goals are to eliminate the gap between the rich and poor and bring about economic equality.” (ushistory.org). “Capitalism is based on private ownership of the means of production and on individual economic freedom. Most of the means of production, such as factories and businesses, are owned by private individuals and not by the government. Private owners make decisions about what and when to produce and how much products should cost.” (ushistory.org). As you can possibly tell this became a
Modern day communism is what this “Marxism” developed into. Well not exactly what it developed to but it is what communism was based off of. A lot of ideas that the communist parties have today came from Marxism. It had an influence on the socialist party as well. The communist party was formed around Karl Marx’s ideas. It was created around the principles to fix the problems that were created by capitalism. “The most important principle of communism is that no private ownership of property should be allowed. Marx believed that private ownership encouraged greed and motivated people to knock out the competition, no matter what the consequences. Property should be shared, and the people should ultimately control the economy. The government should exercise the control in the name of the people, at least in the transition between capitalism and communism. The goals are to eliminate the gap between the rich and poor and bring about economic equality.” (ushistory.org). “Capitalism is based on private ownership of the means of production and on individual economic freedom. Most of the means of production, such as factories and businesses, are owned by private individuals and not by the government. Private owners make decisions about what and when to produce and how much products should cost.” (ushistory.org). As you can possibly tell this became a