Marxism

Also known as Marxists

alt=Black-and-white head shot of Marx|upright=1.05|thumb|Karl Marx, after whom Marxism is named

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Instance of: school of economic thought
Subclass of: communism
Has part: open Marxism
Named after: Karl Marx
Image: Marx and Engels.jpg

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opposite of: criticisms of Marxism
Commons category: Marxism
topic's main category: Category:Marxism
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
discoverer or inventor: Friedrich Engels
different from: anarchism
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Marxism
practiced by: Marxist
topic has template: Template:Marxism sidebar
Lemmy instance URL: lemmygrad.ml
Stack Exchange tag: economics.stackexchange.com/tags/marxism

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Encyclopedic overview

37 sections

Contents

Overview
Etymology
Historical materialism
Criticism of capitalism
Social classes
Communism, revolution and socialism
Democracy
Schools of thought
Classical
Libertarian
Humanist
Academic
Archaeology
Sociology
Economics
Education
Historiography
Literary criticism
Aesthetics
History
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union
Onset
Chinese Revolution
Late 20th century
21st century
Criticism
General
Epistemological and empirical
Anarchist and libertarian
Economic
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

alt=Black-and-white head shot of Marx|upright=1.05|thumb|Karl Marx, after whom Marxism is named

Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a dialectical materialist interpretation of historical development, known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict. Originating in the works of 19th-century German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the Marxist approach views class struggle as the central driving force of historical change.

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