On MarxOn Marx
Revolutionary and Utopian
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Current format, Book, 2014, First edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsIntroduces the philosophy of Karl Marx and provides a framework for the theories of class struggle, alienation, and revolution that ruled over the lives of millions of Communist citizens and sparked the attention of intellectuals.
An accessible introduction to the philosophy of Karl Marx provides a framework for the theories of class struggle, alienation and revolution that ruled over the lives of millions of Communist citizens and sparked the attention of academics and intellectuals.
Ryan, a political theorist, offers a chronology of Karl Marx's life, an introduction to his work and ideas, and analysis of his political and economic philosophy within the Victorian context of his life, as well as influences on him and the use of his ideas by his successors. He discusses Marx's reputation, the philosophy of alienation, alienation and politics, the theory of exploitation, class struggle and formation, revolution, and proletarian democracy, and ends with excerpts from “Notes on James Mill,” The German Ideology, “Theses on Feuerbach,” The Communist Manifesto, Capital, The Civil War in France, and Critique of the Gotha Program. Portions of the book were previously published in On Politics: A History of Political Thought: From Herodotus to the Present. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
changeOn MarxOn Marx: Revolutionary and Utopian• a chronology of Karl Marx's life• an introduction and text by Alan Ryan that provides crucial context and cogent analysisThe German IdeologyThe Communist ManifestoCapitalThe Civil War in FranceCritique of the Gotha Program
A lucid introduction to the philosophical complexities and the practical limits of the political thought of Karl Marx.
An accessible introduction to the philosophy of Karl Marx provides a framework for the theories of class struggle, alienation and revolution that ruled over the lives of millions of Communist citizens and sparked the attention of academics and intellectuals.
Ryan, a political theorist, offers a chronology of Karl Marx's life, an introduction to his work and ideas, and analysis of his political and economic philosophy within the Victorian context of his life, as well as influences on him and the use of his ideas by his successors. He discusses Marx's reputation, the philosophy of alienation, alienation and politics, the theory of exploitation, class struggle and formation, revolution, and proletarian democracy, and ends with excerpts from “Notes on James Mill,” The German Ideology, “Theses on Feuerbach,” The Communist Manifesto, Capital, The Civil War in France, and Critique of the Gotha Program. Portions of the book were previously published in On Politics: A History of Political Thought: From Herodotus to the Present. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
changeOn MarxOn Marx: Revolutionary and Utopian• a chronology of Karl Marx's life• an introduction and text by Alan Ryan that provides crucial context and cogent analysisThe German IdeologyThe Communist ManifestoCapitalThe Civil War in FranceCritique of the Gotha Program
A lucid introduction to the philosophical complexities and the practical limits of the political thought of Karl Marx.
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