Who were the creators of Theory Bernstein criticized?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
John Maynard Keynes
Friedrich Hayek
David Ricardo
Answer
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were the creators of Theory of historical materialism, which is the foundation of Marxism. Bernstein criticized this theory, arguing that it was too deterministic and that it did not account for the role of human agency in history. He also argued that Marx's predictions about the development of capitalism had not come true, and that the working class was not becoming increasingly impoverished.
Eduard Bernstein: The Trailblazer of Social Democracy
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