Marxism

Photo of Karl Marx, one of the founders and namesake of Marxism.

Marxism is a scientific framework for understanding human society, sociology, history, economics, and many other subjects. It was founded in the 19th century by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels after synthesizing and developing existing ideas such as French utopian socialism, British political economy, and German dialectical philosophy. Marxism includes dialectical materialism in its understanding of the natural world, and historical materialism for its understanding of society and history.

See also

• Marxism–Leninism
• Classics of Marxism
• Dialectical materialism