An Illustrated Brief History of Western Philosophy, ch. 17

In this chapter we are faced with historical philosophies as presented by Fichte, Hegel and Marx. Fichte was a predecessor to Hegel and Hegel to Marx. Fichte presented a bizarre form of pantheism that tried to reconcile perceived inconsistencies in Kant. Hegel developed an evolutionary concept of God as unfolding history of self-awareness. Marx essentially 'turned Hegel upside down' to produce communism. No philosophy perhaps has had such a powerful and detrimental effect on this world as Marx's philosophy.