ran ny ▁and ▁opp ression ▁st ems ▁from ▁this ▁early ▁ab use . ▁B ied ermann ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Leipzig ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁attended ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁Heidel berg ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁asp ire ▁towards ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁academ ics . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁back ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁teach ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁The ▁Social ▁Question ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁B ied ermann ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁liber als ▁saw ▁the ▁divide ▁between ▁the ▁working ▁and ▁the ▁upper ▁classes ▁rapidly ▁expand ▁because ▁of ▁industrial ization ▁and ▁rapid ▁urban ization . ▁ ▁His ▁native ▁Sax ony ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sever ely ▁affected ▁by ▁this ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁over pop ulated ▁German ▁kingdom . ▁Stand ards ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁were ▁over wh el ming ly ▁on ▁the ▁decl ine . ▁ ▁The ▁traditional ▁gu ild s ▁that ▁protected ▁pre - indust rial ▁workers ▁were ▁being ▁dis m ant led ▁as ▁fact ories ▁needed ▁less ▁sk illed ▁labor ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁che aper ▁product . ▁Karl ▁B ied ermann ▁and ▁other ▁urban ▁intellect uals ▁saw ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁modern ize ▁quickly ▁to ▁improve ▁living ▁conditions ▁and ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁emer ging ▁working ▁class ▁had ▁decent ▁standards ▁of ▁living . ▁As ▁social ▁un rest ▁developed ▁and ▁cities ▁began ▁to ▁ri ot , ▁B ied