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This paper explores the historical and economic influences that spurred Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to create their philosophical theories and writings. The author elaborates on their innovative perspectives, especially Marx's view of the bourgeoisie oppressing the working class. Several quotes are included to illustrate this point. The paper also cites how Marx and Engels influenced socialist and communist thought as well as why their belief systems were so difficult to fully achieve in society.

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"Society, during that era, was composed primarily of individuals who retained the vast proportion of wealth, who Marx called the bourgeoisie, and the workers, whom Marx titled the proletariat. Marx was vehement in his total disdain for the bourgeoisie. The Communist Manifesto states; "The bourgeoisie keeps more and more doing away with the scattered state of the population, of the means of production, and of property. It has agglomerated population, centralized means of production, and has concentrated property in a few hands." (Marx 1988 pp 213-214)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Marx, Karl., (1975) Karl Marx Early Writings, New York: Vintage Books
• Marx, Karl., Engels, Frederick., (1988) Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 Karl Marx, Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books
• Marx, Karl., Engels, Frederick., (1998) The Communist Manifesto, New York: New Left Books
• Ollman, Bertell, (1979) Social and Sexual Revolution: Essays on Marx and Reich, Boston: South End Press

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