CONTENTS 1 Critical Remarks on the Article: 'The King of Prussia and social Reform II The materialist conception of history 1844-1847 Introduction 141 12 The Holy Family 145 On Proudhon 146 Alienation and the proletariat On Idealist Philosophy 150 The Idealist View of History 153 The Jewish Question Revisited 159 French Materialism and the Origins of Socialism 13 Theses on Feuerbach 171 14 The German Ideology 175 Preface The Premisses of the materialist Method 176 Private Property and Communism 184 Communism and History 187 Communist Revolution 196 Egoism and Ce Power as the Basis of right 200 Utilitarianism 201 Artistic Talent under communism The Free Development of Individuals in Communist Society 15 Letter to Annenkov 209 16 The Poverty of Philosophy 212 Value and Labour time 212 Class Antagonism 215 Method in Political Economy 215 On Strike 230 17 Moralizing Criticism and Critical Morality 234 1848 and after Introduction 239 18 The communist manifesto 245 I Bourgeois and Proletarians 246 II Proletarians and Communists 255 Socialist and Communist Literature Iv Position of the Communists in Relation to the various Existing Opposition Parties 270 19 Wage-Labour and capitalviii | contents 11 Critical Remarks on the Article: ‘The King of Prussia and Social Reform’ 134 II The materialist conception of history 1844–1847 139 Introduction 141 12 The Holy Family 145 On Proudhon 146 Alienation and the Proletariat 148 On Idealist Philosophy 150 The Idealist View of History 153 The Jewish Question Revisited 159 The French Revolution 161 French Materialism and the Origins of Socialism 163 13 Theses on Feuerbach 171 14 The German Ideology 175 Preface 175 The Premisses of the Materialist Method 176 Private Property and Communism 184 Communism and History 187 Communist Revolution 196 Egoism and Communism 198 Power as the Basis of Right 200 Utilitarianism 201 Artistic Talent under Communism 205 The Free Development of Individuals in Communist Society 207 15 Letter to Annenkov 209 16 The Poverty of Philosophy 212 Value and Labour Time 212 Class Antagonism 215 Method in Political Economy 215 On Strikes 230 17 Moralizing Criticism and Critical Morality 234 III 1848 and after 237 Introduction 239 18 The Communist Manifesto 245 I Bourgeois and Proletarians 246 II Proletarians and Communists 255 III Socialist and Communist Literature 262 IV Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties 270 19 Wage-Labour and Capital 273