Marx, the Body, and Human Nature
β Scribed by John G. Fox (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 263
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Marx, the Body, and Human Nature shows that the body and the broader material world played a far more significant role in Marx's theory than previously recognised. It provides a fresh 'take' on Marx's theory, revealing a much more open, dynamic and unstable conception of the body, the self, and human nature.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Introduction: Evading the Body....Pages 1-20
Early Influences: Pain and Promise....Pages 21-41
Spinozaβs Revolution....Pages 42-74
Hegel: Wrestling with Desire....Pages 75-105
Feuerbach: Embracing Limitation....Pages 106-122
Marxβs Objective Being....Pages 123-152
Marxβs Species Being....Pages 153-185
Marx and Species Consciousness....Pages 186-205
The Promise of the Body....Pages 206-229
Back Matter....Pages 230-257
β¦ Subjects
Political Philosophy;Social Philosophy;Political History;Philosophy of Mind;Political Science;Political Theory
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