📚 CHRONOLOGY OF KARL MARX’S MAJOR WORKS
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1️⃣ 1841 — The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
▪️ Marx’s doctoral dissertation
▪️ Examines the philosophies of Democritus and Epicurus.
2️⃣ 1843 — Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right
▪️ Critique of Hegel’s political philosophy
▪️ Important for Marx’s developing ideas on state, religion and society.
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3️⃣ 1843 — On the Jewish Question
▪️ Engages with Bruno Bauer’s arguments on Jewish emancipation.
▪️ Distinguishes political emancipation from broader human emancipation.
4️⃣ 1844 — Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
▪️ Major early philosophical work
▪️ Key concepts: Alienation, Labour, Private Property, Communism.
5️⃣ 1845 — The Holy Family
▪️ Co-authored with Friedrich Engels
▪️ Critique of the Young Hegelians.
6️⃣ 1845 — Theses on Feuerbach
▪️ Short but highly influential work
▪️ Critiques Feuerbach’s materialism and emphasizes praxis and transformative action.
7️⃣ 1845–46 — The German Ideology
▪️ Co-authored with Friedrich Engels
▪️ Develops the foundations of historical materialism and critiques German idealist philosophy.
8️⃣ 1847 — The Poverty of Philosophy
▪️ Critique of Proudhon’s economic and socialist ideas
▪️ Develops Marx’s analysis of class struggle and political economy.
9️⃣ 1848 — Manifesto of the Communist Party
▪️ Co-authored with Friedrich Engels
▪️ Key themes: Class Struggle, Bourgeoisie, Proletariat, Revolution, Communism.
🔟 1850 — The Class Struggles in France, 1848–1850
▪️ Analysis of the French Revolution of 1848 and its political consequences.
1️⃣1️⃣ 1852 — The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
▪️ Analysis of Louis Bonaparte’s 1851 coup
▪️ Important work on class, state and political power.
1️⃣2️⃣ 1857–58 — Grundrisse
▪️ Extensive preparatory manuscripts for Marx’s later critique of political economy
▪️ Important for understanding Capital and Marx’s economic theory.
1️⃣3️⃣ 1859 — A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
▪️ Major work in Marx’s development of his critique of political economy
▪️ Includes the famous base–superstructure formulation.
1️⃣4️⃣ 1867 — Capital: Volume I
▪️ Marx’s major work on capitalist production
▪️ Key concepts: Commodity, Surplus Value, Exploitation, Capital Accumulation.
1️⃣5️⃣ 1871 — The Civil War in France
▪️ Analysis of the Paris Commune of 1871
▪️ Important for Marx’s understanding of revolutionary political power.
1️⃣6️⃣ 1875 — Critique of the Gotha Program
▪️ Critique of the program of the German workers’ movement
▪️ Famous for Marx’s discussion of socialism, communism and distribution.
1️⃣7️⃣ 1885 — Capital: Volume II
▪️ Published posthumously by Friedrich Engels
▪️ Focuses primarily on the circulation and realization of capital.
1️⃣8️⃣ 1894 — Capital: Volume III
▪️ Published posthumously by Friedrich Engels
▪️ Deals with the overall process of capitalist production, including profit and its transformation.
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1841 → Democritean & Epicurean Philosophy
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1843 → Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right
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1843 → On the Jewish Question
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1844 → Economic & Philosophic Manuscripts
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1845 → The Holy Family
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1845 → Theses on Feuerbach
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1845–46 → The German Ideology
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1847 → The Poverty of Philosophy
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1848 → Communist Manifesto
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1850 → Class Struggles in France
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1852 → Eighteenth Brumaire
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1857–58 → Grundrisse
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1859 → Critique of Political Economy
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1867 → Capital, Vol. I
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1871 → The Civil War in France
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1875 → Critique of the Gotha Program
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1885 → Capital, Vol. II
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1894 → Capital, Vol. III
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