History and Human Existence-From Marx to Merleau-Ponty

1. Auflage 1982
ISBN: 978-0-520-04779-2
Verlag: UCAL POD

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 136 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

Reihe: University of California Press

From the Introduction:The present essay provides an introduction to the treatment of human existence and individuality in Marxist thought. The work will be primarily concerned with two related topics: the evaluation by Marxists of individual emancipation and their assessment of subjective factors in social theory.By taking up these taking up these topics within a systematic and historical framework, I hope to generate some fresh light on several familiar issues. First, I pursue a reading of Marx focused on his treatment of subjectivity, individuation, and related methodological and practical matters; second, I apply this interpretation to analyzing the dispute between Marxist orthodoxy and heterodoxy over such matters as class consciousness and the philosophy of materialism; finally, I employ this historical context to clarify the significance of "existential Marxism," Maurice Merleau-Ponty's and Jean-Paul Sartre's contribution to Marxist thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, James

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

James Miller is Professor of Liberal Studies and Politics and Special Advisor to the Provost at The New School for Social Research.