Creed of Karl Marx

Karl Marx , one of the great thinkers of 20th century, is popular around the world as father of communist idealogy. His "Communist Manifesto" , "Das Capital" and "Theories of Surplus Value" unmistakably divided the intellectual world into two parts. Yet, he is a misunderstood philosopher. Here is an extract from the book "Buddha or Karl Marx" written by Dr B R Ambedkar: 

Marx's contention rested on the following theses. They were:- 
1. That the purpose of philosophy is to reconstruct the world and not to explain the origin of the universe. 
2. That the forces which shape the course of history are primarily economic.
3. That society is divided into two classes, owners and workers. 
4. That there is always a class conflict going on between the two classes. 
5. That the workers are exploited by the owners who misappropriate the surplus value which is the result of the workers' labour. 
6. That this exploitation can be put an end to by nationalisation of the instruments of production I.e. abolition of private property. 
7. That this exploitation is leading to greater and greater impoverishment of the workers.
8. That this growing impoverishment of the workers is resulting in a revolutionary spirit among the workers and the conversion of the class conflict into a class struggle. 
9. That as the workers out number the owners, the workers are bound to capture the state and establish their rule which he called the dictatorship of the proletariat.
10. These factors are irresistable and therefore socialism is inevitable.


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