re butterfly. Appearances were not necessarily deceiving or untrue, they simply did not- and could not- represent the whole of something's existence. A caterpillar is indeed a caterpillar, but since one knows that a caterpillar is also most likely going to be a butterfly, he must consider that essence as well.From this basic foundation of Marxism was born what would become both a strongly supported and internationally hated economic theory, and ultimately, a struggle over which two American wars would be waged, and one Cold War would flare. Little of this was likely foreseen by Marx. Put bluntly, Marx was, during his lifetime, totally unsuccessful (Wesson 32). While visualizing upheaval and social revolution, Marx was granted only lukewarm interest. While he wrote of a tremendous catharsis of the class system, Marx received something between mild and nonexistent response, and then he died. None could have foreseen the popularity and momentum his writings would achieve after his death, when the very struggle of a revolution in the name of Marxism was what made it a prevalent and enduring theory (33). Marxism became etched into the annals of history only after inscribed with the indelible ink of bloodshed. After Marxism was set into motion, only then did it see some societal application. In that application does the true economic thought of Marxism become evident.Marx's theories have added to and formed many other beliefs, from those of social democrats to those of Communists (Sowell 118). Noted economists such as Joseph Schumpeter have noted and embraced the contributions Marx gave to economics, though not necessarily embracing Marxism itself. In this discussion does Marx's version of Dialectics again become prominent. Marx denied the effectiveness of treating an economy simply as an economy, one to which laws would universally apply. Marx, utilizing the transitory philosophy of his Dialectics, noted that economies were al...
