Karl Marx
by Wood, Allen
This is one of the most respected books on Marx's philosophical thought. Wood explains Marx's views from a philosophical standpoint and defends him against common misunderstandings and criticisms. All the major philosophical topics in Marx's work are considered: the central concept of alienation; historical materialism and Marx's account of social classes; the nature and social function of morality; philosophical materialism and Marx's atheism; and Marx's use of the Hegelian dialectical method …
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- Full title :Karl Marx.
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This is one of the most respected books on Marx's philosophical thought. Wood explains Marx's views from a philosophical standpoint and defends him against common misunderstandings and criticisms. All the major philosophical topics in Marx's work are considered: the central concept of alienation; historical materialism and Marx's account of social classes; the nature and social function of morality; philosophical materialism and Marx's atheism; and Marx's use of the Hegelian dialectical method and the Marxian theory of value.
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- Publication Date:2013.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
- Place of Publication:Hoboken
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (349 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780203543375, 0203543378
- oclc:on1058830713
- LC Classification:B3305.M74W63 2004eb
- Dewey Decimal:335.4/11
Table of Contents
Cover; Karl Marx; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Biographical Sketch; Introduction; Part One: Alienation; 1. The Concept of Alienation; 1 The young Marx's 'theory' of alienation; 2 What is 'alienation'?; 3 Alienation and false consciousness; 4 Alienation and practice; 2. The Human Essence; 1 The species being; 2 Species consciousness and alienation; 3 Self-actualization; 4 Human essential powers; 3. Human Production; 1 Conscious life activity; 2 Labor as self-affirmation; 3 Objectification and appropriation; 4. Alienation and Capitalism.
1 The capitalist division of labor2 Capitalism and freedom; 3 Assessing Marx on capitalist alienation; Part two: Historical Materialism; 5. Production and Society; 1 'Economic determinism'; 2 Productive powers, production relations; 3 A 'technological' theory of history?; 4 Productive powers and historical development; 6. Classes; 1 Social relations, property relations; 2 History and social classes; 3 Class interests; 4 Class struggles; 7. Materialist Explanations; 1 Historical materialism as an empirical hypothesis; 2 Materialist explanations are teleological.
3 Is Marx a historical teleologist?8. Materialism, A…
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