ABSTRACT
Every serious student of Marxism is aware of the distinction Marx makes in the Preface to Capital, Volume 1 between Inquiry and Presentation, but on at least two other occasions he also mentions the important role that self-clarification plays in his work (Marx 1904: 14). If we add this equally essential step to the first two, its place is after Inquiry, which supplies him with most of the material that requires clarification, and before Presentation, which combines most of what he has just analysed with a number of adjustments based on what he thought his main audience could understand … and appreciate.
