Schiller, Hegel, and Marx : state, society, and the aesthetic ideal of ancient Greece / Philip J. Kain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kain, Philip J., 1943-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 4.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas, 0711-0995 ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.

Marx, Karl.

Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805.

Schiller, Friedrich.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Philosophy, German--Greek influences.

Philosophy, German.

Physical Description:

xii, 179 p. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston [Ont.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All three believed that the modern world could be remade according to this model, though none succeeded in his endeavor. At times Schiller seemed to recognize the failure of the model; in his mature writing Hegel dropped the model; and Marx, as he grew older, fundamentally modified the model. Nevertheless, focusing upong their attempts and failures allows an explanation of certain aspects of one of the fundamental concerns of current Marx studies: Marx's humanism and the relationship between his earlier and later thought. Using this approach, Kain shows that Marx's development cannot be divided into two neat periods - an early humanistic or philosophical period and a later scientific period - as some scholars argue, nor can one argue for an essential unity to his thought as other scholars do. Instead Kain finds Marx continually shifting his views in his attempt to come to grips with the issues that concern him. But Kain also finds a deep-seated humanism in Marx's later writings which grows out of, but differs from, the humanism of his early work.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Schiller

Hegel

Marx (1835-48)

Marx (1840-83)

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85642-1

9786612856426

0-7735-6399-7

OCLC:

1394872495