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弗里德里希·恩格斯
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弗里德里希·恩格斯(1820—1895),马克思主义创始人之一,马克思的亲密战友。恩格斯出身于德国纺织主家庭,与马克思相识后并肩战斗,共同起草《共产党宣言》并领导第一国际工作,著有《反杜林论》等大量著作。马克思逝世后,他担任整理和发表马克思的文献遗产和继续领导国际工人运动的重任,参加创建并指导第二国际工作,与各种机会主义进行了坚决的斗争,直至1895年8月5日病逝。
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Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。
1。immeasurableadj。无法计量的,无限的
2。ideologyn。思想(体系),思想意识
3。bourgeoisadj。资产阶级的
4。revolutionaryn。革命者,革新者
Onthe14thofMarch,ataquartertothreeintheafternoon,thegreatestlivingthinkerceasedtothink。Hehadbeenleftaloneforscarcelytwominutes,andwhenwecamebackwefoundhiminhisarmchair,eacefullygonetoslee—butforever。
AnimmeasurablelosshasbeensustainedbothbythemilitantroletariatofEuroeandAmerica,andbyhistoricalscience,inthedeathofthisman。Thegathathasbeenleftbythedeartureofthismightysiritwillsoonenoughmakeitselffelt。
JustasDarwindiscoveredthelawofdevelomentoforganicnature,soMarxdiscoveredthelawofdevelomentofhumanhistory:thesimlefact,hithertoconcealedbyanovergrowthofideology,thatmankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing,beforeitcanursueolitics,science,art,religion,etc。,thatthereforetheroductionoftheimmediatematerialmeansofsubsistenceandconsequentlythedegreeofeconomicdevelomentattainedbyagiveneoleorduringagiveneochformthefoundationuonwhichthestateinstitutions,thelegalconcetions,artandeventheideasonreligion,oftheeoleconcernedhavebeenevolved,andinthelightofwhichtheymust,therefore,beexlained,insteadofviceversa,ashadhithertobeenthecase。
Butthatisnotall。Marxalsodiscoveredtheseciallawofmotiongoverningtheresent-daycaitalistmodeofroductionandthebourgeoissocietythatthismodeofroductionhascreated。Thediscoveryofsurlusvaluesuddenlythrewlightontheroblem,intryingtosolvewhichallreviousinvestigations,ofbothbourgeoiseconomistsandsocialistcritics,hadbeengroinginthedark。
Twosuchdiscoverieswouldbeenoughforonelifetime。Haythemantowhomitisgrantedtomakeevenonesuchdiscovery。ButineverysinglefieldwhichMarxinvestigated—andheinvestigatedverymanyfields,noneofthemsuerficially—ineveryfield,eveninthatofmathematics,hemadeindeendentdiscoveries。
Suchwasthemanofscience。Butthiswasnotevenhalftheman。SciencewasforMarxahistoricallydynamic,revolutionaryforce。Howevergreatthejoywithwhichhewelcomedanewdiscoveryinsometheoreticalsciencewhoseracticalalicationerhasitwasasyetquiteimossibletoenvisage,heexeriencedquiteanotherkindofjoywhenthediscoveryinvolvedimmediaterevolutionarychangesinindustry,andinhistoricaldevelomentingeneral。Forexamle,hefollowedcloselythedevelomentofthediscoveriesmadeinthefieldofelectricityandrecentlythoseofMarcelDerez。