ABSTRACT
This is one of the most respected books on Marx's philosophical thought. Wood explains Marx's views from a philosophical standpoint and defends him against common misunderstandings and criticisms. All the major philosophical topics in Marx's work are considered: the central concept of alienation; historical materialism and Marx's account of social classes; the nature and social function of morality; philosophical materialism and Marx's atheism; and Marx's use of the Hegelian dialectical method and the Marxian theory of value.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |60 pages
Alienation
chapter |13 pages
The Concept of Alienation
chapter |15 pages
The Human Essence
chapter |13 pages
Human Production
chapter |17 pages
Alienation and Capitalism
part |64 pages
Historical Materialism
chapter |19 pages
Production and Society
chapter |19 pages
Classes
chapter |11 pages
Materialist Explanations
chapter |13 pages
Materialism, Agency and Consciousness
part |37 pages
Marxism and Morality
chapter |16 pages
Marx on Right and Justice
chapter |19 pages
Morality as Ideology
part |32 pages
Philosophical Materialism
chapter |16 pages
Materialist Naturalism
chapter |14 pages
Materialist Realism
part |70 pages
The Dialectical Method