Karl Marx: The Story of His Life
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Karl Marx: The Story of His Life is a comprehensive biographical study of Karl Marx that offers a detailed account of his life, intellectual development, and political activities.
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| Karl Marx: The Story of His Life canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Karl Marx: The Story of His Life Context triple: [Franz Mehring, notableWork, Karl Marx: The Story of His Life]
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Towards the Understanding of Karl Marx
Towards the Understanding of Karl Marx is a 1933 philosophical study by Sidney Hook that offers a critical, pragmatist interpretation of Karl Marx’s thought and its implications for modern social theory.
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Karl Marx and the Close of His System
"Karl Marx and the Close of His System" is a seminal 1896 critique by Austrian economist Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk that challenges the internal consistency and value theory of Karl Marx’s economic system.
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Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence is a seminal work by G.A. Cohen that rigorously reconstructs and defends Marx’s historical materialism using the tools of analytic philosophy.
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History of Materialism
History of Materialism is a seminal 19th-century philosophical work that critically examines the development of materialist thought from antiquity to modern science and its implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
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Marx and Lenin: The Science of Revolution
Marx and Lenin: The Science of Revolution is a critical study by Max Eastman that analyzes and challenges the theoretical foundations and practical outcomes of Marxist-Leninist revolutionary doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Marx: The Story of His Life Target entity description: Karl Marx: The Story of His Life is a comprehensive biographical study of Karl Marx that offers a detailed account of his life, intellectual development, and political activities.
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A.
Towards the Understanding of Karl Marx
Towards the Understanding of Karl Marx is a 1933 philosophical study by Sidney Hook that offers a critical, pragmatist interpretation of Karl Marx’s thought and its implications for modern social theory.
-
B.
Karl Marx and the Close of His System
"Karl Marx and the Close of His System" is a seminal 1896 critique by Austrian economist Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk that challenges the internal consistency and value theory of Karl Marx’s economic system.
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C.
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence is a seminal work by G.A. Cohen that rigorously reconstructs and defends Marx’s historical materialism using the tools of analytic philosophy.
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D.
History of Materialism
History of Materialism is a seminal 19th-century philosophical work that critically examines the development of materialist thought from antiquity to modern science and its implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
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E.
Marx and Lenin: The Science of Revolution
Marx and Lenin: The Science of Revolution is a critical study by Max Eastman that analyzes and challenges the theoretical foundations and practical outcomes of Marxist-Leninist revolutionary doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ |
| about | Karl Marx ⓘ |
| author | Franz Mehring ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| coversPeriod | 1818–1883 ⓘ |
| describes |
Karl Marx's intellectual development
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Karl Marx's life ⓘ Karl Marx's political activities ⓘ |
| focusesOn | 19th-century political thought ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasForm |
printed book
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translated edition ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
historical
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intellectual history ⓘ political ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Karl Marx: The Story of His Life ⓘ |
| includes |
analysis of Marx's major works
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discussion of Marx's collaborations with Friedrich Engels ⓘ discussion of Marx's exile years ⓘ discussion of Marx's role in the First International ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in Karl Marx
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scholars of Marxism ⓘ students of political theory ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Karl Marx ⓘ |
| medium | text ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive treatment of Karl Marx's life
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detailed account of Marx's intellectual development ⓘ detailed account of Marx's political activities ⓘ |
| portrays |
Karl Marx as a political activist
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Karl Marx as a revolutionary theorist ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative of Karl Marx's life ⓘ |
| subject |
Marxism
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communism ⓘ economic theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ revolutionary movements ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | early major biography of Karl Marx ⓘ |
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