This short book examines the relation of Marxist philosophy to that of Hegel. Engels acknowledges the impact that the critique of Hegel's idealism by the German materialist philosopher Ludwig Fueurbach had on the development of the ideas of both himself and Marx. This edition contains Marx's eleven theses on Fueurbach. Learn More

This small book compactly outlines the economic, historical and philosophical teachings of marxism. It originally formed part of a larger volume, "Anti_Dühring", written by Engels, Marx's closest collaborator, as a reply to an attack on their views by a German professor. Learn More

In this volume Plekhanov, the founder of Russian Marxism, outlines the basic conceptions of historical materialism. In addition to "Fundamental Problems of Marxism" this edition contains the essays "The Materialist Conception of History" and "The Role of the Individual in History." Learn More

This lecture by David North is one of seven delivered to the 1998 international symposium Marxism and the Fundamental Problems of the 20th Century by the International Committee of the Fourth International in Sydney, Australia. Learn More

This polemical essay defends the foundations of scientific socialism against pseudo-Marxist conceptions prevalent among various philosophical tendencies influenced by the Frankfurt School and contemporary neo-utopianism. Learn More

This book provides an overview of the economic, philosophic and political teachings of the founders of scientific socialism. The author, David Riazanov, was an old Bolshevik who headed the Marx Engels Institute in the Soviet Union. He traces the development of their ideas in the context of their lives and their collaboration, which spanned nearly four decades. Learn More

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels saw the work of American anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan as an independent confirmation of the materialist view of history. In this collection of essays Paul Lafargue continues this work, demonstrating the evolution of forms of private property out of primitive forms of communal ownership. Learn More

This book documents Trotsky's intervention in the political struggle with the Burnham-Shachtman tendency inside the US Socialist Workers Party, which was of fundamental importance for the Fourth International. Learn More

This pamphlet contains three essays by Lenin outlining the fundamental principles of Marxism in a concise manner. They review Marx's economic, political and philosophic conceptions and their development. Learn More