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Learn about the life and thought background of Marx Engels

(65) "From Imagination to Science" born out of Engels' "Anti-Duhring Theory" - This is where the term "imaginary socialist" comes from.

I cannot emphasize enough how significant it is to have disseminated the difficult "Capitalism," which no one reads or even can read, to the general public in an easy-to-understand manner.

The difficult and large "Capitalism" and the easy and compact "From Imagination to Science.

One might say that it was this combination that led to the explosion of Marxism.

Learn about the life and thought background of Marx Engels

(64) Engels' best guide to Marxism, "The Anti-Dühring Theory.

Engels' Anti-Dühring Theory had a tremendous impact on the spread of Marxism.

In contrast, however, in recent years there has been a strong criticism that "Engels distorted and spread Marx. The criticism that "Engels was the cause of the events that Marxism caused afterwards" has become stronger.

Did Engels really distort Marx? Or did he successfully explain Marx's difficult (and incomprehensible) ideas? This is a very big question.

We will consider that in this article.

The Amazing Life of Mendelssohn, the Miraculous Musician

Hiromi Hoshino, "Mendelssohn's Religious Music" - Recommended to learn about Mendelssohn's great achievement of rediscovering the forgotten Bach!

This book is a great guide for enjoying Mendelssohn's religious music. To be honest, I am not a musician and do not know detailed music theory. But I still enjoyed reading this book.

A quick glance at the title might make you think it is a difficult book, but it is a surprisingly easy read.

I highly recommend this work to anyone who wants to learn more about Mendelssohn.

Learn about the life and thought background of Marx Engels

(21) Robert Owen, a visionary socialist - What a great Scottish manager who worked to improve the working environment.

Robert Owen was called a fantastical socialist by Engels, but he is clearly different from the other two (Saint-Simon and Fourier).

As a result, his socialism failed, but his principles and actual activities were not fanciful.

後の記事で改めて紹介しますが彼の自伝では、彼がいかにして社会を変えようとしたかが語られます。19世紀のヨーロッパにおいてここまで労働者のことを考えて実際に動いていた経営者の存在に私は非常に驚かされました。

彼のニューラナークの工場は現在世界遺産にも登録されています。