Karl Marx

Philosophical profile and overview

Karl Marx
Era
19th century
Philosophical Focus
Marx's philosophical focus was on Materialism, specifically Historical Materialism, wherein he posited that society's economic system substantially influence its social structure and cultural, political practices. He also focused on class struggle and capitalism, playing a key role in the development of modern socialism and communism.
About
Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, and political theorist. He was born in 1818 and died in 1883. Marx's work in economics laid the basis for much of the current understanding of labour and its relation to capital, and subsequent economic thought.