Synopsis
Marx joined a group of young debaters and philosophers who endlessly discussed the theories of the recently deceased George Hegel.
- Programme: Genius of the Modern World
- Episode: Marx
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2016
- Politics
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