Marx the Fichtean

We ignore the history of philosophy at our peril. Engels, who typically conflates Marx and Marxism, points to relation Marxism tradition while also denying it. In his little book on Feuerbach, Engels depicts Feuerbach as leading away from Hegel, classical German philosophy, towards materialism science. This view suggests that is best negatively related Classical including Hegel. Yet elsewhere belongs philosophical tradition. preface Socialism, Utopian Scientific, wrote: “We socialists are proud we trace descent not only Saint Simon, Fourier Owen, but Kant, Fichte Hegel” (Marx & Collected Works). this paper I will focus Marx’s Fichte. rarely mentioned in Marxist debate, argue, it crucial for formulation position, hence assessing contribution accurately. One results study be indicate Marx, reacting against did not, often suggested, ‘leave’ fact made a contribution.