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'''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> | '''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> | ||
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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]
Marxism was developed in a time when the industrial revolution was in full force and class struggle between the proletariat and bourgeoisie in the emergent capitalist system was beginning. Marxism has been continuously advanced in accord with changing circumstances, the most major leap being with the development of Marxism–Leninism in the early 20th in response to the rise of moribund, imperialist capitalism and era of socialist revolution.
See also
References
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1913). The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism. Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.