Philosophies of Marx and Engles From the early to the late Marx, he remained a philosopher of human freedom. Marx envisioned freedom for all, not merely for the bourgeois, but for peasant as well. Marx strove to make individuals aware of their position in society, and to make the idea of emancipation sound like a possible means to a harmonious society. For Marx, to truly be free, one must understand the realization of freedom and …showed first 75 words of 1215 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1215 total…Hayek understands that in order to run a society effectively, you must have absolutely all of the knowledge available, and the ability to cope with everything. Marx and Engels were not "certified" world planners, nor did they strive to be. They just had an idea for a society that, when analyzed on paper, appeared to work perfectly: unlimited resources, satisfied population, stable economy, etc. However, Communism simply has too many flaws . . . we know that now.