ABSTRACT
The theme of this chapter is the problem of theorising the historical consciousness within the experience of capitalism. The analysis has so far dealt with certain epistemological and ontological issues in an examination of the relationship of Husserl to Marx. It is now essential to extend this analysis to other areas which are relevant to our project, such as history, language and social relations. There are problems in relating the work of Marx and Husserl which demand a reappraisal of these elements of their theories. Within this context I also look at aspects of the hermeneutic tradition and again consider the existentialist Marxist position. Having developed a critique of these attempts to relate Marxism and phenomenology, I finally ask whether there is a unique contribution to be made to the philosophy of the social sciences by a phenomenological Marxism.
