Marxism and human nature / Sean Sayers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sayers, Sean.

Series:

Routledge studies in social and political thought.

Routledge studies in social and political thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism.

Humanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is there such a thing as human nature? Here Sean Sayers defends the controversial theory that human nature is in fact an historical phenomenon. He gives an ambitious and wide ranging defence of the Marxist and Hegelian historical approach and engages with a wide range of work at the heart of the contemporary debate in social and moral philosophy.

Contents:

Cover; MARXISM AND HUMAN NATURE; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I Work and human nature; 1 Introduction: human nature as a historical phenomenon; 2 Two concepts of human fulfilment; 3 The need to work; 4 The role of leisure; 5 Alienation and economic development; PART II Values and progress; 6 The actual and the rational; 7 Analytical Marxism and morality; 8 Moral values and progress; 9 Marxism and human nature; Appendix: Gorz on work and liberation; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-197) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-65383-2

0-415-44902-2

1-134-65384-0

1-280-10510-0

0-203-20041-1

9780203200414

OCLC:

560124938