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Summary
Since its first publication in 1981, Karl Marx 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.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.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Biographical Sketch | |
| Alienation | |
| The Concept of Alienation | |
| The Human Essence | |
| Human Production | |
| Alienation and Capitalism | |
| Historical Materialism | |
| Production and Society | |
| Classes | |
| Materialist Explanations | |
| Materialism, Agency and Consciousness | |
| Marxism and Morality | |
| Marx on Right and Justice | |
| Morality as Ideology | |
| Philosophical Materialism | |
| Materialism Naturalism | |
| Materialist Realism | |
| The Dialectical Method | |
| The Hegelian Dialectic | |
| The Marxian Dialectic | |
| Dialectic in Capital | |
| Concluding Remark | |
| Notes | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
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