Marx Method Epistemology And Humanism

Author : P.J. Kain
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 207 pages
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Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400946460

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Marx’ Method, Epistemology, and Humanism by P.J. Kain Pdf

In recent writings on Marx one finds an increasing interest in his humanism. This phenomenon began in the third decade of our century as a reaction against the mechanistic and stereotyped image of Marx 1 characteristic of the Second International and of Stalinism. Lukacs, in History and Class Consciousness (1923), was one of the first to discover this new Marx, and he did so even before the most important 2 of the humanistic writings of the young Marx had been discovered. With the publication ofthese writings in 1932 - namely, the Economic 3 and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 - this new outlook was given enormous impetus. In these Manuscripts, Marx makes the human being the creator and the goal of alI reality. The objectification of the human essence through labor transforms both society and nature. Labor transforms its wor1d into a place which mirrors, unfolds, and confirms the human being. This humanism is a complex and many-faceted issue. In this book we will be concerned only with a certain part of it, i.e., the epistemology, method, and doctrine of nature which it involves. Other aspects of it - Marx' concept of alienation and his theory of labor and the state -have 4 been dealt with elsewhere.

Author : P J Kain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1986-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9400946473

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Marx' Method, Epistemology, and Humanism by P J Kain Pdf

Author : Philip J. Kain
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0198239327

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Marx and Ethics by Philip J. Kain Pdf

This book traces the development of Marx's ethics as they underwent various shifts and changes during different periods of his thought. In his early writings, his ethics were based on a concept of essence much like Aristotle's, which Marx tried to link to a principle of universalization similar to Kant's "categorical imperative." In the period 1845-46, Marx abandoned this view, holding morality to be incompatible with his historical materialism. In the later work he was less of a determinist. Though he no longer wished to reject morality, he did want to transcend a morality of burdensome obligation and constraint in order to realize a community built upon spontaneous bonds of solidarity.

Author : Shirley R. Pike
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000704815

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Marxism and Phenomenology by Shirley R. Pike Pdf

First published in 1986. The social sciences in the twentieth century have tended to fragment into different disciplines and schools of thought. Often these schools of thought are complete but closed systems of thought, permitting no exchange of ideas with other disciplines or schools. In view of this, one very interesting recent development has been the attempt by some Marxist theorists to develop a theory of phenomenological Marxism. At first sight the possibility of a liason between dialectical materialism and subjective idealism appears remote and indeed other Marxists have dismissed phenomenological Marxism as simplistic humanism, revisionist and incompatible with Marxist science. This book explores the possibilities and difficulties of synthesising two apparently disparate philosophical frameworks. It looks at the philosophical roots of the two frameworks and discusses the logic, epistemology, ontology and methodology of each. The author concludes that a synthesis between Marxism and phenomenology is not impossible on philosophical grounds.

Author : Daniel Brudney
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998-09-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674551338

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Marx’s Attempt to Leave Philosophy by Daniel Brudney Pdf

Brudney traces post-Hegelian thought from Feuerbach through Bauer to Marx’s work of 1844 and his Theses on Feuerbach, and ends with an examination of The German Ideology. He shows how Marx attempted to reveal humanity’s nature and a notion of the good life, while polemicizing against any concern with metaphysics and epistemology.

Author : Philip J. Kain
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0847678660

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Marx and Modern Political Theory by Philip J. Kain Pdf

Philip J. Kain deftly demonstrates the historical antecedents to and continuing relevance of Karl Marx's thought. Kain reveals the unappreciated pluralism of Marx, how it has endured and how it will continue to adapt to the challenges of modern day thought such as feminist theory.

Author : Allan Megill
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0742511669

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Karl Marx by Allan Megill Pdf

Why did Karl Marx want to exclude politics and the market from his vision of a future socialism? In Karl Marx: The Burden of Reason, Allan Megill begins with this question. Megill's examination of Marx's formative writings casts new light on Marx's relation to philosophy and reveals a hitherto largely unknown 'rationalist' Marx. In demonstrating how Marx's rationalism permeated his attempts to understand politics, economics, and history generally, Megill forces the reader to rethink Marx's entire intellectual project. While Megill writes as an intellectual historian and historian of philosophy, his highly original redescription of the Marxian enterprise has important implications for how we think about the usability of Marx's work today. Karl Marx: The Burden of Reason will be of interest to those who wish to reflect on the fate of Marxism during the era of Soviet Communism. It will also be of interest to those who wish to discern what is living and what is dead, what is adequate and what requires replacement or supplementation, in the work of a figure who, in spite of everything, remains one of the greatest philosophers and social scientists of the modern world.

Author : Susan M. Easton
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Social sciences
ISBN : 0719009359

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Humanist Marxism and Wittgensteinian Social Philosophy by Susan M. Easton Pdf

Author : David M. Brennan,David Kristjanson-Gural,Catherine P. Mulder,Erik K. Olsen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317683728

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Routledge Handbook of Marxian Economics by David M. Brennan,David Kristjanson-Gural,Catherine P. Mulder,Erik K. Olsen Pdf

Most developed economies are characterized by high levels of inequality and an inability to provide stability or opportunity for many of their citizens. Mainstream economics has proven to be of little assistance in addressing these systemic failures, and this has led both scholars and students to seek alternatives. One such alternative is provided by Marxian economics. In recent decades the field has seen tremendous theoretical development and Marxian perspectives have begun to appear in public discourse in unprecedented ways. This handbook contains thirty-seven original essays from a wide range of leading international scholars, recognized for their expertise in different areas of Marxian economics. Its scope is broad, ranging from contributions on familiar Marxist concepts such as value theory, the labor process, accumulation, crisis and socialism, to others not always associated with the Marxian canon, like feminism, ecology, international migration and epistemology. This breadth of coverage reflects the development of Marxian economic and social theory, and encompasses both the history and the frontiers of current scholarship. This handbook provides an extensive statement of the current shape and future direction of Marxian economics. The Routledge Handbook of Marxian Economics is an invaluable resource for students, researchers and policy makers seeking guidance in this field. It is designed to serve both as a reference work and as a supplementary text for classroom use, with applications for courses in economics, sociology, political science, management, anthropology, development studies, philosophy and history.

Author : David M. Walker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351752909

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Marx, Methodology and Science by David M. Walker Pdf

This title was first published in 2001. The book aims to give a clear and accessible account of Marx’s method and an assessment of its scientific validity and relevance to contemporary social science; The key methodological themes of Marx’s work and their development are shown with particular attention paid to the elements of dialectics and materialism; Four models of science are outlined-positivism; critical rationalism; scientific conventionalism; scientific realism - and the arguments and evidence both for and against Marx’s method corresponding to any of them examined. The conclusion arrived at is that Marx’s method is a good example of social scientific practice according to the scientific realist model and that it has a positive contribution to make to social science today.realism.

Author : Nicholas Churchich
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780227906651

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Marxism and Morality by Nicholas Churchich Pdf

Not himself a Marxist, Dr Churchich has nevertheless won plaudits for this book from those committed to the philosophy. It is, they acknowledge, thoroughly researched, well reasoned, and balanced in its argument - even if that argument is one with which Marxists are bound to disagree, being based on the premise that 'ethical theories must ultimately rest on metaphysical and psychological preconceptions rather than on some imaginary empirical facts'. The declared aim of this work is to present a full exposition of Marx's and Engels' ideas on morality and ethics, and to indicate some of their errors and weaknesses. Unlike other studies of this subject, Churchich analyses all major aspects of morality, dealing not only with the writings of Marx himself but also with the works of most writers who have commented on Marxist morality and ethics. Marx himself intended to produce a work on social morality, but did not manage to do so. This book will therefore, and without doubt, become the standard work on his view of the subject. Superior to anything else on the topic written by non-Marxists, it is clearer on some aspects of Marx's view than the work of some Marxist writers - Churchich makes obvious for instance, how great was Althusser's mistake in arguing that there is 'not a grain of normative ethics in mature Marx'. Yet the author's objectivity allows him also to find values among the ethical arguments of Marx and Engels, making this a book which both Marxists and concerned Anglicans would find useful as a criticism of some current social trends. It also sounds a cautionary note for those who argue that the collapse of bureaucratic socialism in the former Soviet Union means the end of Marxism too - this is by no means Dr Churchich's view.

Author : Bryan Smyth,Richard Westerman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781793622563

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Marxism and Phenomenology by Bryan Smyth,Richard Westerman Pdf

Marxism and Phenomenology: The Dialectical Horizons of Critique, edited by Bryan Smyth and Richard Westerman, offers new perspectives on the possibility of a philosophical outlook that combines Marxism and phenomenology in the critique of capitalism. Although Marxism’s focus on impersonal social structures and phenomenology’s concern with lived experience can make these traditions appear conceptually incompatible, the potential critical force of a theoretical reconciliation inspired several attempts in the twentieth century to articulate a phenomenological Marxism. Updating and extending this approach, the contributors to this volume identify and develop new and previously overlooked connections between the traditions, offering new perspectives on Marx, Husserl, and Heidegger; exploring themes such as alienation, reification, and ecology; and examining the intersection of Marxism and phenomenology in figures such as Michel Henry, Walter Benjamin, and Frantz Fanon. These glimpses of a productive reconciliation of the respective strengths of phenomenology and Marxism offer promising possibilities for illuminating and resolving the increasingly intense social crises of capitalism in the twenty-first century.

Author : John Mepham,David-Hillel Ruben
Publisher : Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Dialectical materialism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008355872

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Issues in Marxist Philosophy: Dialectics and method by John Mepham,David-Hillel Ruben Pdf

Author : Christopher J. Arthur
Publisher : Springer
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349248711

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Engels Today by Christopher J. Arthur Pdf

Engels Today marks the centenary of Frederick Engels death through a collection of papers engaging with the thought of Marx's only close collaborator, who was influential in his own right, as well as in his attempted popularisation of 'Marxism'. Specialists in different disciplines here address what is still alive in Engels' contributions to them; they discuss matters that remain influential, or controversial, in the works of this great socialist and thinker, relating to Nature, Science, Women, Revolution, Democracy, Economics, Materialism and Class.

Author : A. Mousley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230297647

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Towards a New Literary Humanism by A. Mousley Pdf

Literature cultivates 'deep selves' for whom books matter because they take over from religion fundamental questions about the meaning of existence. This volume embraces and questions this perspective, whilst also developing a 'new humanist' critical vocabulary which specifies, and therefore opens to debate, the human significance of literature.