The German Ideology
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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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| The German Ideology canonical | 7 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The German Ideology Context triple: [Friedrich Engels, coAuthoredWork, The German Ideology]
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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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Anti-Dühring
Anti-Dühring is a major theoretical work by Friedrich Engels that systematically critiques Eugen Dühring’s philosophy while elaborating key principles of Marxist socialism.
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phenomenology of spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit is G.W.F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness and self-awareness through a dialectical progression toward absolute knowledge.
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Über Begriff und Gegenstand
Über Begriff und Gegenstand is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the distinction between concepts and objects within his logical and semantic framework.
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The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
- 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 German Ideology Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Anti-Dühring
Anti-Dühring is a major theoretical work by Friedrich Engels that systematically critiques Eugen Dühring’s philosophy while elaborating key principles of Marxist socialism.
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C.
phenomenology of spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit is G.W.F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness and self-awareness through a dialectical progression toward absolute knowledge.
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D.
Über Begriff und Gegenstand
Über Begriff und Gegenstand is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the distinction between concepts and objects within his logical and semantic framework.
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E.
The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| argues |
consciousness is determined by social being
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ideology reflects material class interests ⓘ |
| author |
Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx ⓘ |
| basedOn | critique of Hegelian idealism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| critiques | idealism in German philosophy ⓘ |
| describes | history as a process driven by material production ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1932 ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on Feuerbach
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chapter on Saint Bruno ⓘ chapter on Saint Max ⓘ chapter on True Socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Marxist historiography
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Western Marxism ⓘ critical theory ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Ludwig Feuerbach ⓘ Young Hegelians ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
base and superstructure
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class struggle ⓘ communism ⓘ division of labor ⓘ forces of production ⓘ mode of production ⓘ relations of production ⓘ ruling class and ruling ideas ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of Bruno Bauer
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critique of German philosophy ⓘ critique of Ludwig Feuerbach ⓘ critique of Max Stirner ⓘ critique of Young Hegelians ⓘ critique of ideology ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ materialist conception of history ⓘ |
| movement | Marxism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | historical materialism ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCompleteEdition | Marx-Engels Institute in Moscow ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
1845
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1846 ⓘ |
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