Karl Marx
Karl Marx is considered as one of the most influential philosophers. It all started when he published The Communist Manifesto in 1948 and Das Kapital in 1867-1894. His arguments were anchored on the criticisms of capitalism and of the emergence of communism following its collapse. Karl Marx's major criticisms took its roots from the concepts of class struggles and inequality, injustice exploitations and alienation of labor. In the case of class struggles, he pointed out that in a capitalist society there are two main classes: the capitalists or bourgeoisies, and the workers or the proletarians. He also expressed disapproval on the idea that the state or the government in a capitalist society do not interfere in the affairs of the economy. He stated that those who are elected to a certain position are the capitalists. The capitalists dominated both the political and economic affairs of the state. As a result, they promulgated and implemented rules in line with their indi...