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Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels

Born 28 November 1820 · Died 5 August 1895

From Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Nationality: United Kingdom, Kingdom of Prussia · Writes nonfiction

Friedrich Engels (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɛŋəls]; 28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of communist theory, alongside Karl Marx. Together they produced The Communist Manifesto in 1848.

Quotes

  • “Freedom does not consist in any dreamt-of independence from natural laws, but in the knowledge of these laws, and in the possibility this gives of systematically making them work towards definite ends.”
    Chapter 11
  • “Only sound common sense, respectable fellow that he is, in the homely realm of his own four walls, has very wonderful adventures directly he ventures out into the wide world of research.”
    Anti-Dühring, Introduction, General 1877
  • “The state is not "abolished," it withers away.”
    Chapter 2
  • “The slave is outside competition; the proletarian is in it and experiences all its vagaries.”
  • “It is no longer a question anywhere of inventing interconnections from out of our brains, but of discovering them in the facts.”
    Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy 1886

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Books by Friedrich Engels in order

Books by Friedrich Engels in the order they were published, from Die Lage Der Arbeitenden Klasse in England (1845) to Labor, Nature and the Dawn of Humanity (2021).

  1. 1Die Lage Der Arbeitenden Klasse in EnglandDie Lage Der Arbeitenden Klasse in England1845
  2. 2The Holy FamilyThe Holy Family1845
  3. 3Socialism, Utopian and ScientificSocialism, Utopian and Scientific1880
  4. 4The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the StateThe Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State1884
  5. 5The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844The Condition of the Working Class in England in 18441887
  6. 6Germany: Revolution and Counter-revolutionGermany: Revolution and Counter-revolution1896
  7. 7Feuerbach, the Roots of the Socialist PhilosophyFeuerbach, the Roots of the Socialist Philosophy1903
  8. 8The Peasant War in GermanyThe Peasant War in Germany1920
  9. 9Principles of CommunismPrinciples of Communism1925
  10. 10Herr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in ScienceHerr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in Science1935
  11. 11Dialectics of NatureDialectics of Nature1940
  12. 12On Historical MaterialismOn Historical Materialism1940
  13. 13The Role of Force in HistoryThe Role of Force in History1968
  14. 14The Condition of the Working-Class in EnglandThe Condition of the Working-Class in England1973
  15. 15On CapitalOn Capital2002
  16. 16Papel del trabajo en la transformacion del mono en hombre y Papel del trabajo en la transformacion del mono en hombre y otros textos, El2014
  17. 17Communist ManifestoCommunist Manifesto2021
  18. 18Labor, Nature and the Dawn of HumanityLabor, Nature and the Dawn of Humanity2021
  19. 19Anti-DuhringAnti-Duhring

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