The Poverty of Philosophy
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The Poverty of Philosophy is Karl Marx’s 1847 polemical work critiquing Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s economic theories and laying foundations for Marxist political economy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Misère de la philosophie | 1 |
| The Poverty of Philosophy canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Poverty of Philosophy Context triple: [The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty, relatedWork, The Poverty of Philosophy]
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A.
The German Ideology
The German Ideology is a foundational philosophical work by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that develops their materialist conception of history and critiques contemporary German philosophy and ideology.
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B.
Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy
"Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes and critiques the legacy of German idealism, particularly Hegel and Feuerbach, from a Marxist perspective.
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C.
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
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D.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
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E.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
- 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: The Poverty of Philosophy Target entity description: The Poverty of Philosophy is Karl Marx’s 1847 polemical work critiquing Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s economic theories and laying foundations for Marxist political economy.
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A.
The German Ideology
The German Ideology is a foundational philosophical work by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that develops their materialist conception of history and critiques contemporary German philosophy and ideology.
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B.
Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy
"Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes and critiques the legacy of German idealism, particularly Hegel and Feuerbach, from a Marxist perspective.
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C.
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
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D.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
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E.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Karl Marx ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium ⓘ |
| criticizes | Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ⓘ |
| criticizesConcept | petty-bourgeois socialism ⓘ |
| criticizesWork |
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
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surface form:
The Philosophy of Poverty
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| discusses |
class struggle
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competition ⓘ division of labor ⓘ historical development of modes of production ⓘ money ⓘ value ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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philosophy ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| hasForm |
critique
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polemical work ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapter on “Constituted Value”
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Chapter on “Metaphysics of Political Economy” ⓘ Chapter on “Struggle of the Poor with the Rich” ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-1848 European revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| influenced | The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
socialists
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workers movement ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| laysFoundationFor |
Marxist political economy
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Marxist theory of value ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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dialectics ⓘ political economy ⓘ value theory ⓘ |
| movement | Marxism ⓘ |
| opposes |
Proudhon’s theory of justice
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Proudhon’s theory of value ⓘ utopian socialism ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Poverty of Philosophy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Misère de la philosophie
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| philosophicalApproach | dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | continental philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
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| publicationYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| publisher | François V. Schiller ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Das Kapital
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surface form:
Capital, Volume I
The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
| titleParodies |
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
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surface form:
The Philosophy of Poverty
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| workChronologyFollows | The German Ideology ⓘ |
| workChronologyPrecedes | The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
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relatedWork
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The Poverty of Philosophy
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this entity surface form:
Misère de la philosophie