What are Karl Marx's theories on socialism?

Karl Marx wasn't particularly interested in the "how" of socialism. Rather he studied the "why", given that socialism is reactionary to capitalism. There he has an extensive set of theories about the harm that capitalism causes. read more

It would be more accurate to say that Karl Marx has a theory of history rather than a theory of socialism. In his theory of history, socialism is a major part. Marx’s theory of history is that all human history is the history of class struggle. read more

Video: Karl Marx's Theories: Class Differentiation and Revolution, Socialism & Capitalism In this lesson, we will discuss the difference between socialism and capitalism, how Karl Marx believed that social class dictated one's social life and who were the bourgeoisie and proletariat. read more

Karl Marx Socialism, Karl Marx Scientific Socialism Karl Marx and Communism, Karl Marx Communism The terms socialism and communism have no exact meaning as they are used today, but in the Marxian system they refer to stages that will occur in the historical process. Socialism, a set of relations of production that will follow capitalism, contains some vestiges of capitalism, according to Marx. read more