Karl Marx

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. Pt. 1. Alienation -- 1. The Concept Of Alienationp -- 2. The Human Essence -- 3. Human Production -- 4. Alienation And Capitalism -- Pt. 2. Historical Materialism -- 5. Production And Society -- 6. Classes -- 7. Materialist Explanations -- 8. Materialism, Agency And Consciousness -- Pt. 3. Marxism And Morality -- 9. Marx On Right And Justice -- 10. Morality As Ideology -- Pt. 4. Philosophical Materialism -- 11. Materialism Naturalism -- 12. Materialist Realism -- Pt. 5. The Dialectical Method -- 13. The Hegelian Dialectic -- 14. The Marxian Dialectic -- 15. Dialectic In Capital -- 16. Capitalist Exploitation. Allen Wood. Includes Bibliographical References (p. ) And Index.