Karl Marx was the greatest thinker and philosopher of his time. His views on life and the social structure of his time revolutionized the way in which people think. He created an opportunity for the lower class to rise above the aristocrats and failed due to the creation of the middle class. Despite this failure, he was still a great political leader and set the basis of Communism in Russia. His life contributed to the …showed first 75 words of 2050 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2050 total…rich in importance for the struggle of the working class. References: Himelfarb, Alexander and C. James Richardson. Sociology for Canadians: Images of society. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryderson Limited, 1991 Mehring, F, Karl Marx, The story of his life, London: Butler and Tanner ltd., 1936 Marx, K, The Communist Manifesto, Germany: J. E. Burghard, 1848 "Karl Marx." Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia. Cd-Rom. Microsoft Corp., 1993-1995 Vesaey, G. and P. Foulkes. Collins dictionary of Philosophy. London:British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data, 1990