The Social and Political Thought of Karl Marx

The Social and Political Thought of Karl Marx

Cover of the first paperback edition
Author Shlomo Avineri
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Subject Karl Marx
Published 1968 (Cambridge University Press)
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages 269
ISBN 978-0521096195

The Social and Political Thought of Karl Marx is a 1968 book about Karl Marx by political scientist Shlomo Avineri. Commentators have praised the book, which has become a classic.

Summary

Emphasizing the influence of the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel on Marx, and the continuity of Marx's thought from its earliest formulations,[1] Avineri also provides a full discussion of Marx's use of Ludwig Feuerbach's criticism of Hegel.[2]

Scholarly reception

The work has been praised by political scientist David McLellan,[1][3] and identified as a classic by political theorist Terrell Carver.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McLellan, David (1995). The Thought of Karl Marx: An Introduction. London: Papermac. p. 264. ISBN 0-333-63948-0.
  2. Kamenka, Eugene (1970). The Philosophy of Ludwig Feuerbach. New York: Praeger Publishers. p. 160.
  3. McLellan, David (1975). Marx. Glasgow: Fontana. p. 87. ISBN 0-333-63947-2.
  4. Berlin, Isaiah; Ryan, Alan; Carver, Terrell (1995). Karl Marx: His Life and Environment. London: Fontana Press. p. 212. ISBN 0-00-686339-6.


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