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{{Library work
| title = The German ideology
| author=Karl Marx
| written in = 1846
| published_date=1932
| type = Book
| source= [https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/german-ideology/index.htm Marxists Internet Archive]
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| summary=critiquing idealist philosophy and laying the foundation for historical materialism. Through a materialist analysis of history, Marx and Engels argue that social consciousness is shaped by material conditions, challenging prevailing philosophical notions and providing a framework for understanding societal change and revolutionary praxis.
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|item1=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Preface|Preface]]
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|item2=Feuerbach: Opposition of the materialist and idealist outlooks
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|item3=Idealism and materialism
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|item4=[[Library:The_German_ideology/The illusions of German ideology|The illusions of German ideology]]
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|item5=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Ideology in general ideology in particular|Ideology in general, ideology in particular]]
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|item6=[[Library:The_German_ideology/First premises of the materialist method|First premises of the materialist method]]
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|item7=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Production and intercourse Division of labour and forms of property tribal ancient feudal|Production and intercourse. Division of labour and forms of property – tribal, ancient, feudal]]
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|item8=[[Library:The_German_ideology/The essence of the materialist conception of history Social being and social consciousness|The essence of the materialist conception of history. Social being and social consciousness]]
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|item9=[[Library:The_German_ideology/History fundamental conditions|History: fundamental conditions]]
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|item10=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Private property and communism|Private property and communism]]
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|item11=[[Library:The_German_ideology/History as a continuous process|History as a continuous process]]
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|item12=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Development of the productive forces as a material premise of communism|Development of the productive forces as a material premise of communism]]
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|item13=The illusion of the epoch
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|item14=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Civil society and the conception of history|Civil society — and the conception of history]]
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|item15=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Feuerbach philosophic and real liberation|Feuerbach: philosophic, and real, liberation]]
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|item16=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Ruling class and ruling ideas|Ruling class and ruling ideas]]
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|item17=The real basis of ideology
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|item18=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Division of labor town and country|Division of labor: town and country]]
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|item19=[[Library:The_German_ideology/The rise of manufacturing|The rise of manufacturing]]
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|item20=[[Library:The_German_ideology/The relation of state and law to property|The relation of state and law to property]]
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|item21=Proletarians and communism
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|item22=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Individuals class and community|Individuals, class, and community]]
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|item23=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Forms of intercourse|Forms of intercourse]]
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|item24=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Conquest|Conquest]]
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|item25=[[Library:The_German_ideology/Contradictions of big industry revolution|Contradictions of big industry: revolution]]
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= Preface =
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Preface}}
= Feuerbach: Opposition of the materialist and idealist outlooks =
== Idealism and materialism ==
=== The illusions of German ideology ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/The illusions of German ideology}}
=== Ideology in general, ideology in particular ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Ideology in general ideology in particular}}
=== First premises of the materialist method ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/First premises of the materialist method}}
=== Production and intercourse. Division of labour and forms of property – tribal, ancient, feudal ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Production and intercourse Division of labour and forms of property tribal ancient feudal}}
=== The essence of the materialist conception of history. Social being and social consciousness ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/The essence of the materialist conception of history Social being and social consciousness}}
=== History: fundamental conditions ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/History fundamental conditions}}
=== Private property and communism  ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Private property and communism}}
=== History as a continuous process ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/History as a continuous process}}
=== Development of the productive forces as a material premise of communism ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Development of the productive forces as a material premise of communism}}
== The illusion of the epoch ==
=== Civil society — and the conception of history ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Civil society and the conception of history}}
=== Feuerbach: philosophic, and real, liberation ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Feuerbach philosophic and real liberation}}
=== Ruling class and ruling ideas  ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Ruling class and ruling ideas}}
== The real basis of ideology ==
=== Division of labor: town and country ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Division of labor town and country}}
=== The rise of manufacturing ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/The rise of manufacturing}}
=== The relation of state and law to property  ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/The relation of state and law to property}}
== Proletarians and communism ==
=== Individuals, class, and community ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Individuals class and community}}
=== Forms of intercourse ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Forms of intercourse}}
=== Conquest ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Conquest}}
=== Contradictions of big industry: revolution ===
{{Library:The_German_ideology/Contradictions of big industry revolution}}
= Footnotes =
== Note ==
<references group="note" />
[[Category:Library works by Karl Marx]]
[[Category:Library works by Friedrich Engels]]
[[Category:Basic Marxism–Leninism study plan by r/communism]]
{{Marx/Engels works}}