Karl Marx / Allen W. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Allen W.

Series:

Arguments of the philosophers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.

Marx, Karl.

Local Subjects:

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.

Physical Description:

xli, 302 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Summary:

Since its first publication in 1981, "Karl Marx" has become one of the most respected books on Marx's philosophical thought. Allen Wood explains Marx's views from a philosophical standpoint and defends Marx against common misunderstandings and criticisms of his views. All the major philosophical topics in Marx's work are considered: alienation, historical materialism, morality, philosophical materialism, and the dialectical method. The second edition has been revised to include a new chapter on capitalist exploitation and new suggestions for further reading. Wood has also added a substantial new preface which looks at the fall of the Soviet Union and ambivalence towards capitalism, and explores Marx's relevance and place in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

pt. 1. Alienation

1. The concept of alienationp

2. The human essence

3. Human production

4. Alienation and capitalism

pt. 2. Historical materialism

5. Production and society

6. Classes

7. Materialist explanations

8. Materialism, agency and consciousness

pt. 3. Marxism and morality

9. Marx on right and justice

10. Morality as ideology

pt. 4. Philosophical materialism

11. Materialism naturalism

12. Materialist realism

pt. 5. The dialectical method

13. The Hegelian dialectic

14. The Marxian dialectic

15. Dialectic in capital

16. Capitalist exploitation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-295) and index.

ISBN:

0415316979

9780415316972

0415316987

9780415316989

OCLC:

52937727

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