Wood Allen

Karl Marx

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Produktbeschreibung

Karl Marx explains Marx's views from a philosophical standpoint and defends Marx against common misunderstandings and criticisms of his views. This new edition includes a new chapter on exploitation and a substantial new preface.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781138143463
• ISBN-10: 1138143464
• Artikelnr.: 69944432

Autorenporträt

Allen Wood is Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University. His previous publications include Kant's Moral Religion (1970), Kant's Rational Theology (1978), Hegel's Ethical Thought (1990), and Kant's Ethical Thought (1999).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Second Edition
Biographical Sketch
Introduction
PART
Alienation
1 The Concept of Alienation
1 The young Marx's 'theory' of alienation
2 What is 'alienation'?
3 Alienation and false consciousness
4 Alienation and practice
2 The Human Essence
1 The species being
2 Species consciousness and alienation
3 Self
actualization
4 Human essential powers
3 Human Production
1 Conscious life activity
2 Labor as self
affirmation
3 Objectification and appropriation
4 Alienation and Capitalism
1 The capitalist division of labor
2 Capitalism and freedom
3 Assessing Marx on capitalist alienation
PART
Historical Materialism
5 Production and Society
1 'Economic determinism'
2 Productive powers, production relations
3 A 'technological' theory of history?
4 Productive powers and historical development
6 Classes
1 Social relations, property relations
2 History and social classes
3 Class interests
4 Class struggles
7 Materialist Explanations
1 Historical materialism as an empirical hypothesis
2 Materialist explanations are teleological
3 Is Marx a historical teleologist?
8 Materialism, Agency and Consciousness
1 Is Marx a determinist?
2 Three senses of 'ideology'
3 Ideology and science
PART
Marxism and Morality
9 Marx on Right and Justice
1 Does Marxism have moral foundations?
2 Marx's concept of justice
3 Capitalism and commodity exchange
4 Capital exploits justly
10 Morality as Ideology
1 The social function of morality
2 Marxism and utilitarianism
3 Is Marx an immoralist?
4 Why should a Marxist be moral?
5 Marx's attitude toward morality, and our attitude
PART
Philosophical Materialism
11 Materialist Naturalism
1 What is materialism?
2 Marx's atheism
3 The essentiality of humanity and nature
12 Materialist Realism
1 Knowledge and practice
2 The contemplative attitude
3 Is Marx an idealist?
PART
The Dialectical Method
13 The Hegelian Dialectic
1 Hegel's vision of reality
2 Organic development or dialectic
3 Dialectic and formal logic
14 The Marxian Dialectic
1 The 'rational kernel' in the 'mystical shell'
2 'Inverting' Hegel
3 Reproducing the concrete in thought
15 Dialectic in Capital
1 The structure of 'Capital'
2 Values and production prices
3 The law of value
4 Value and exploitation
16 Capitalist Exploitation
1 What is exploitation?
2 The vulnerability of labor to capital
3 Capitalist apologetics about exploitation
4 What is bad about capitalist exploitation?
5 How to think about capitalist exploitation
Concluding Remark
Notes
Some Further Reading
Index

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Preface to the Second Edition -- Biographical Sketch -- Introduction -- PART -- Alienation -- 1 The Concept of Alienation -- 1 The young Marx's 'theory' of alienation -- 2 What is 'alienation'? -- 3 Alienation and false consciousness -- 4 Alienation and practice -- 2 The Human Essence -- 1 The species being -- 2 Species consciousness and alienation -- 3 Self-actualization -- 4 Human essential powers -- 3 Human Production -- 1 Conscious life activity -- 2 Labor as self-affirmation -- 3 Objectification and appropriation -- 4 Alienation and Capitalism -- 1 The capitalist division of labor -- 2 Capitalism and freedom -- 3 Assessing Marx on capitalist alienation -- PART -- Historical Materialism -- 5 Production and Society -- 1 'Economic determinism' -- 2 Productive powers, production relations -- 3 A 'technological' theory of history? -- 4 Productive powers and historical development -- 6 Classes -- 1 Social relations, property relations -- 2 History and social classes -- 3 Class interests -- 4 Class struggles -- 7 Materialist Explanations -- 1 Historical materialism as an empirical hypothesis -- 2 Materialist explanations are teleological -- 3 Is Marx a historical teleologist? -- 8 Materialism, Agency and Consciousness -- 1 Is Marx a determinist? -- 2 Three senses of 'ideology' -- 3 Ideology and science -- PART -- Marxism and Morality -- 9 Marx on Right and Justice -- 1 Does Marxism have moral foundations? -- 2 Marx's concept of justice -- 3 Capitalism and commodity exchange -- 4 Capital exploits justly -- 10 Morality as Ideology -- 1 The social function of morality -- 2 Marxism and utilitarianism -- 3 Is Marx an immoralist? -- 4 Why should a Marxist be moral? -- 5 Marx's attitude toward morality, and our attitude -- PART -- Philosophical Materialism -- 11 Materialist Naturalism -- 1 What is materialism? -- 2 Marx's atheism -- 3 The essentiality of humanity and nature -- 12 Materialist Realism -- 1 Knowledge and practice -- 2 The contemplative attitude -- 3 Is Marx an idealist? -- PART -- The Dialectical Method -- 13 The Hegelian Dialectic -- 1 Hegel's vision of reality -- 2 Organic development or dialectic -- 3 Dialectic and formal logic -- 14 The Marxian Dialectic -- 1 The 'rational kernel' in the 'mystical shell' -- 2 'Inverting' Hegel -- 3 Reproducing the concrete in thought -- 15 Dialectic in Capital -- 1 The structure of 'Capital' -- 2 Values and production prices -- 3 The law of value -- 4 Value and exploitation -- 16 Capitalist Exploitation -- 1 What is exploitation? -- 2 The vulnerability of labor to capital -- 3 Capitalist apologetics about exploitation -- 4 What is bad about capitalist exploitation? -- 5 How to think about capitalist exploitation -- Concluding Remark -- Notes -- Some Further Reading -- Index