ABSTRACT

At first sight, Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein may well seem to be as different from each other as it is possible for the ideas of two major intellectuals to be.
Despite this standard conception, however, a small number of scholars have long suggested that there are deeper philosophical commonalities between Marx and Wittgenstein. They have argued that, once grasped, these commonalities can radically change and enrich understanding both of Marxism and of Wittgensteinian philosophy. This book develops and extends this unorthodox view, emphasising the mutual enrichment that comes from bringing Marx's and Wittgenstein's ideas into dialogue with one another.
Essential reading for all scholars and philosophers interested in the Marxist philosophy and the philosophy of Wittgenstein, this book will also be of vital interest to those studying and researching in the fields of social philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of social science and political economy.

chapter |19 pages

Introduction

part |64 pages

Commonalities

chapter |15 pages

Marx and Wittgenstein

Culture and practical reason

chapter |17 pages

Commodity fetishism as a form of life

Language and value in Wittgenstein and Marx

part |33 pages

Wittgenstein and Sraffa

part |37 pages

Disjunctions

part |66 pages

Knowledge, morality and politics

chapter |28 pages

Marx and Wittgenstein on vampires and parasites

A critique of capital and metaphysics 1

chapter |13 pages

Beyond Marx and Wittgenstein

(A confession of a Wittgensteinian Marxist turned Taoist)