The German Ideology

Interesting Facts

• «The German Ideology» was co-authored with Friedrich Engels and represents a critique of the philosophy of the Young Hegelians and idealistic philosophy in general.
• The book contains one of the first formulations of historical materialism, which became the foundation of Marxist theory.
• The work was not published during the authors' lifetimes and was discovered and published only in the 20th century.
• In «The German Ideology», Marx and Engels systematically present their concept of material production as the basis of social development for the first time.
• The book is known for its critical analysis of ideology as false consciousness, which conceals the real material conditions of life.