Karl marx - a utopian socialist?

Abstract

Karl Marx (1818–1883) was a politician, philosopher, economist and journalist. 1 He wrote The Manifesto of the Communist Party, one of the most infl uential political works in history; Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, an inspiration to leftwing philosophers through much of the twentieth century; and Capital, a critique of modern economic thinking. He also wrote a great number of newspaper articles published on the continent and in the USA. In various ways these writings formulate a radical critique of capitalism and central liberal institutions.