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[[File:Karl Marx, 1875.jpg|thumb|Photo of [[Karl Marx]], one of the founders and namesake of Marxism.]] | [[File:Karl Marx, 1875.jpg|thumb|Photo of [[Karl Marx]], one of the founders and namesake of Marxism.]] | ||
'''Marxism''' is a [[Social science|scientific]] framework for understanding human society, sociology, history, economics, and many other subjects. It was founded in the 19th century by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Frederick Engels]] after synthesizing and developing existing ideas such as [[French]] [[utopian socialism]], [[British]] [[political economy]], and [[German]] [[Dialectics|dialectical]] philosophy. Marxism includes [[dialectical materialism]] in its understanding of the natural world, and [[historical materialism]] for its understanding of society and history. | '''Marxism''' is a [[Social science|scientific]] framework for understanding human society, sociology, history, economics, and many other subjects. It was founded in the 19th century by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Frederick Engels]] after synthesizing and developing existing ideas such as [[French]] [[utopian socialism]], [[British]] [[political economy]], and [[German]] [[Dialectics|dialectical]] philosophy. Marxism includes [[dialectical materialism]] in its understanding of the natural world, and [[historical materialism]] for its understanding of society and history.<ref>Vladimir Lenin (1913). [https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1913/mar/x01.htm ''The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism''.] Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Marxism–Leninism]] | |||
* [[Classics of Marxism]] | |||
* [[Dialectical materialism]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 9 August 2024
Marxism is a scientific framework for understanding human society, sociology, history, economics, and many other subjects. It was founded in the 19th century by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels after synthesizing and developing existing ideas such as French utopian socialism, British political economy, and German dialectical philosophy. Marxism includes dialectical materialism in its understanding of the natural world, and historical materialism for its understanding of society and history.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1913). The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism. Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.