Karl Marx and the Future of the Human (Hardcover, New)

In this excellent study of Karl Marx's thought, Cyril Smith takes a long and winding route that starts with classical world thought. When he arrives at the door to Marx's pantheon we see that, with the significant yet largely overlooked example of Spinoza, most thinkers-and especially Western ones-are opposed to essential aspects of democracy. In Marx and the Future of the Human Cyril Smith explains that Karl Marx, more than any other thinker, is misrepresented by what has come to be understood as "Marxism." Marxism has developed into, among other things, a method for analyzing capitalism, a way of looking at history, and a way to theorize the role of the working class in a future society. Marx, however, speaks about a conception of human life that was absent during his lifetime and remains absent today. Marx sought "the alteration of humans on a mass scale:" economics, politics, daily lived-life, and spiritual life. In discussing Marx and spirituality, Cyril Smith relates Marx to the thought of William Blake. Someone coming to Marx for the first time as well as the seasoned scholar can read this book. Marx and the Future of the Human is a book rife with thoughtful and creative connections written by someone who has spent most of his life close to the spirit of Karl Marx's thought.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Raya Dunayevskaya Series in Marxism and Humanism
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	February 2005
Authors:	Cyril Smith
Dimensions:	235 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-1026-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-7391-1026-8
Barcode:	9780739110263

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