![]() ![]() Engels provides a quick rundown of how the state of capitalism evolved out of the feudal system. Though honestly if you're interested in socialist / communist literature, this is pretty basic. Overall a solid and quick little pamphlet. He founded Marxist theory together with Karl Marx. Chapter three summarizes dialectics in relation to economic and social struggles, essentially echoing the words of Marx.įriedrich Engels (1820-1895) was a German philosopher, social scientist, journalist and businessman. ![]() In chapter two, he summarizes dialectics, and then chronicles the thought from the ancient Greeks to Hegel. He then proceeds to Fourier and Robert Owen. ![]() It focuses on the materialist conception of history, which is based on an analysis over history, and concludes that communism naturally follows capitalism.Įngels begins the text by chronicling the thought of utopian socialists, starting with Saint-Simon. Engels claims that whereas utopian socialism is idealist, reflects the personal opinions of the authors and claims that society can be adapted based on these opinions, scientific socialism derives itself from reality. In "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific" (1883), Friedrich Engels explains that Marxism is scientific socialism. ![]()
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