by Karl Marx · Edaf · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788441414518
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The Poverty of Philosophy is an 1847 book by Karl Marx criticizing the book The Philosophy of Poverty (1846) by French economist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. In it, Marx polemicizes with the ideas of Proudhon, whom he considers a representative of utopian socialism and a defender of the petty bourgeoisie. Marx expounds his own conception of historical materialism and the class struggle, laying the foundations for his later work Capital.
Karl Marx was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, and revolutionary socialist. He developed the theory of historical materialism, analysing societal structure and change, particularly class struggle under capitalism, and predicting the system's ultimate replacement by communism. Marx co-authored The Communist Manifesto (1848) with Friedrich Engels, and undertook a critique of classical political economy in his magnum opus, Das Kapital (1867–1894). His ideas and their later development, collectively known as Marxism, have had enormous influence on intellectual, political, and social history, and have inspired revolutionary movements in many countries.
