belief in the mind. Marx's doctoral thesis was competed in 1841. It carried the title"The Difference Between the Philosophies of Nature of Democrtius andEpicurus."(The Making of Marx's Critical Theory, Oakley, page 11) It hadto do with the Greek philosopher Epicurus and how his beliefs related toMarxs' of that day. This thesis was an early indication of the thinkingbehind Karl Marx. Much of his later work and ideas are evident in thisessay. He passed his thesis into the University of Jena because Bonn andBerlin required an oral part to the thesis. The quickness was also amatter in this. He passed it in early April, and got his degree in historyand philosophy in April 15, 1841. After graduation he was unable to find work. This caused him to take ajob with the German newspaper Rheinische Zeitung in early 1842. By the endof the year, Marx made editor- in-chief. A few months after that in 1843because of his radical writings, and his social views, Marx was forced tostep down as editor, and soon after that the paper closed altogether. He married Jenny von Westphalen, and with a member of the YoungHegelians, Arnold Ruge went to Paris to publish a radical journal on hisbeliefs. It was evident in his works that he was a revolutionary thatadvocated criticism of everything in existence. This was especiallyanticipated by the proletariat. The proletariat were the working class ofthe day. They were the poor and made up the majority of people. Marx wenton to believe that the proletariat would rise up against the bourgeoisie. Then in 1844 Marx met a man that would change his life forever.When going to England after doing military service, he meet Marx inCologne in the offices of the Rheinische Zeitung. Both of them had gonethrough the German philosophic school and whilst abroad they came to thesame conclusions but while Marx arrived at an understanding of thestruggles and the demands of the age basis of the French Revolution,Engles did so on the basis ...
