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'''Marxism''' is a scientific worldview and school of thought first developed by [[Marx|Karl Marx]] and [[Engels|Friedrich Engels]] in the mid 1800s. | '''Marxism''' is a scientific worldview and school of thought first developed by [[Marx|Karl Marx]] and [[Engels|Friedrich Engels]] in the mid 1800s. | ||
Marxism as a framework contains three components: '''the | Marxism as a framework contains three components: '''the philosophy''' (dialectical materialism), '''the economic theory''' (labour theory of value), and '''the political analysis''' (class struggle). Used together, Marxism becomes a very powerful tool with which to analyze the world and the [[contradictions]] inherently present in capitalism that inevitably create the foundations for [[socialism]] and then [[communism]]. | ||
Marx and Engels themselves did not invent socialism, as several theorists had already coined the term and used it. However, these thinkers lacked a grounded framework with which to advocate for socialism and bring it about in society, and became known as [[utopian socialism|utopian socialists]]. Marxism instead analyzes the world through its three components and, due to this methodic approach, became known as [[scientific socialism]]. | Marx and Engels themselves did not invent socialism, as several theorists had already coined the term and used it. However, these thinkers lacked a grounded framework with which to advocate for socialism and bring it about in society, and became known as [[utopian socialism|utopian socialists]]. Marxism instead analyzes the world through its three components and, due to this methodic approach, became known as [[scientific socialism]]. | ||
Since the 19th century, Marxism has | Since the 19th century, Marxism has developed into several different currents of thought, including [[Marxism-Leninism]], [[Maoism]] or [[Mao Zedong Thought]], [[Ho Chi Minh Thought]] and others. | ||
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Introduction
Marxism is a scientific worldview and school of thought first developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the mid 1800s.
Marxism as a framework contains three components: the philosophy (dialectical materialism), the economic theory (labour theory of value), and the political analysis (class struggle). Used together, Marxism becomes a very powerful tool with which to analyze the world and the contradictions inherently present in capitalism that inevitably create the foundations for socialism and then communism.
Marx and Engels themselves did not invent socialism, as several theorists had already coined the term and used it. However, these thinkers lacked a grounded framework with which to advocate for socialism and bring it about in society, and became known as utopian socialists. Marxism instead analyzes the world through its three components and, due to this methodic approach, became known as scientific socialism.
Since the 19th century, Marxism has developed into several different currents of thought, including Marxism-Leninism, Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought, Ho Chi Minh Thought and others.
Concepts
Lenin wrote the three sources and components of Marxism to be:
Economics
Philosophy
Start here:
Then follow up with:
- Dialectical materialism
- Materialism
- Historical materialism
- And its opposite, Idealism
- Materialism
- Dialectics
- And its opposite, metaphysics
Library works
We recommend works from the most important theorists of communism:
People
There have been many important people to Marxism. Below, in alphabetical order, are some of them:
Parties
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Countries
Sorted by date of proclamation:
Former Existing Socialism
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Mongolian People's Republic
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
People's Socialist Republic of Albania
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Polish People's Republic
Socialist Republic of Romania
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
German Democratic Republic
Hungarian People's Republic
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Republic of Angola
People's Republic of Mozambique
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Currently Existing Socialism
- ↑ The term "PatSoc" almost always refers to the "Patriotic Socialists" in the United States of America exclusively