Since the publication of many of his manuscripts in the 1800s, there has been speculation and dialogue about whether Karl Marx is a determinist or a free will theorist. While both speeches contain definitely valid points and observations, Karl Marx's works stand out as theories of free will. Many scholars and other observers who claim and affirm that Marxism is deterministic often refer a lot to Marx's words about the economy and the surrounding realm. “Determinist Marxism believes that the economy is the element within society responsible for the way society is organized and that the distribution of ownership over the economy influences how change occurs over time in a given society . This is above all what defines a model of Marxism as determinist: the idea that all social change and the structure of any society is caused or determined by the distribution of the economy.” (Taylor)In this course of dialogue, Marx's work is seen as speculations and possible reasons for certain patterns observed throughout history, but he concretizes the idea of ​​these patterns in such a way that they are finite and do not lend themselves to change or changes. In contrast, an opposite-minded discourse asserts and concludes that Marx is a theorist of free will, thus not relying on the apparent façade of permanence of historical patterns that determinists consider to be always present and permanent. Such observers and scholars believe that much of the reason others believe Marx is a determinist is because the passages or evidence they find in Marx are taken out of context and take on a different meaning, deviating from the original purpose and idea that Marx was transmitting. An example of this can be found in But...... middle of paper ......an agency, free will and thought, which are not taken into account in determinist schools of thought. However, Marx recognizes the fact that there are patterns and trends that can emerge, but he also recognizes and demonstrates that these are not always guaranteed to continue to happen. If this were the case, then the history of the world would be decided very early, at the moment of its creation, and would never change, which is clearly not the case. Works Cited Gasper, Phil. “Is Marxism deterministic?” International Socialist Journal 58 (2008). International socialist magazine. Network. November 8, 2011. Taylor, Christopher L. “The Balancing Act: Economic Determinism and Humanism in Marxism.” Thesis. University of Waterloo, 2007. Print.Marx, Karl and David McLellan. Karl Marx: Selected Writings. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000. Print.