| Karl Marx Contributor(s): Wood, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415316979 ISBN-13: 9780415316972 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2004 Annotation: Since its first publication in 1981, i Karl Marx /i 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. br br 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 335.411 |
| LCCN: 2003058733 |
| Series: Arguments of the Philosophers |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.02" W x 9.54" (1.44 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |