Freedom is the recognition of necessity. freedom
All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development. history
Friedrich Engels Philosopher
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
- Born: Nov 28, 1820
- Died: Aug 5, 1895
Friedrich Engels was a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, together with Karl Marx. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research in Manchester.
In 1848 he co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx, though he also authored and co-authored many other works, and later he supported Marx financially to do research and write Das Kapital. After Marx's death, Engels edited the second and third volumes. Additionally, Engels organized Marx's notes on the "Theories of Surplus Value," which he later published as the "fourth volume" of Capital. He has also made important contributions to family economics.