Marx and singularity [electronic resource] : from the early writings to the Grundrisse / by Luca Basso ; translated by Arianna Bove.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Basso, Luca.

Series:

Historical Materialism Book Series 41.

Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; v. 41

Standardized Title:

Socialità e isolamento. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individualism.

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.

Marx, Karl.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Marx and Singularity by Luca Basso attempts to understand the development of Marx’s thought, from the early writings to the Grundrisse , as a search for individual realisation. Drawing upon the concept of singularity in contemporary French theory, and problematising its relation to Marx’s vocabulary, this book challenges organicist interpretations of Marx’s early work. The productivity of the notion of singularity is argued to be based on the fact that it allows us to highlight the element of individual realisation, stressing at the same time its distance from the modern conception of individuality. The “correlate” of singularity is the reciprocity, moving and unstable, between the “individual” and the “collective”, which occurs in class struggles. Updated and revised edition of Socialità e isolamento: la singolarità in Marx published by Carocci in 2008.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction. The Individual and Singularity

1. The Question of Individuality

2. Beyond the ‘Private-Social’ Dichotomy

3. Social Nexus and Indifference

Conclusion

References

Name Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85494-5

90-04-23442-X

OCLC:

820170606

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004234420 DOI