"A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties."

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About Karl Marx

Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, and political theorist whose work shaped modern socialist and communist thought. Born in Trier on 1818-05-05, he wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels and later developed his critique of capitalism in Das Kapital. He died in London on 1883-03-14.

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