If we are to understand Marx's thought, argues French
philosopher Michel Henry, we must cast aside Marxism. In his
original and richly detailed study of Marx's philosophy, Henry
emphasizes the importance of approaching Marx's writings directly,
rather than through the intermediary of subsequent interpretations,
which often have been politically motivated. In contrast to the
usual depiction of Marxian thought as an economically oriented
analysis of social reality, Henry contends that in Marx's theory
philosophy is primary. Therefore, Marx's writings must properly be
viewed--and judged--within the context of the modern philosophical
tradition. Marx's basic concern, Henry demonstrates, is with the
nature of the human being, the real conditions of human
individuality. Central to Henry's reading of Marx, and elaborated
here with unprecedented thoroughness, is the theory of praxis, a
conception of the individual not as a thinking being, in the
Cartesian tradition, but as a laboring being, a producer and
consumer situated in a concrete social world. This novel and
provocative contribution to the current debate about the nature and
meaning of Marx's thought is essential for students of philosophy,
Marxism, and political theory. Kathleen McLaughlin's excellent
translation of Henry's abridgement of his two-volume work preserves
the power and freshness of the French original.
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