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Karl Marx

This character was a Jewish-German philosopher that had a great influence on the world through his writing.

Frederick Engels

This character contributed to many of Marx's works and helped support Marx during his time in London. Like Marx, this character was born in Germany (1820) to a well-to-do family.

Frederick Hegel

This character was a philosopher who had a great deal of influence on Marx's work. Although he died before Marx began studying philosophy, Marx was very interested in his ideas, particularly those arguing that humanity progresses through conflict, revolution, and war and that these conflicts take place between the oppressed and their oppressors.

Immanuel Kant

This character was a 17th century materialist philosopher who influenced Marx's work.

Jenny Von Westphalen

This character was the daughter of an aristocratic Prussian family, who was concerned about Marx's ability to support her.

Aristotle

This character was a Greek philosopher...

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