Why Did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Call Their Theories

question 60

Multiple Choice

Why did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels call their theories "scientific" socialism?

• A) Because their arguments were based in statistical analysis
• B) Because their inspiration came from Newton's grand synthesis of knowledge,the Principia
• C) Because their arguments were rooted in a materialist view of history
• D) Because all of their statements had been verified through experimentation

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