Karl Marx and the Philosophy of Praxis

by Gavin Kitching

Book Overview

In this major study, first published in 1988, Professor Kitching builds on recent scholarship on Marx and Wittgenstein to provide an incisive, readable account and critique of the whole of Marx's work. He presents the philosophical, economic, and political Marx as one thinker, and argues that the key to understanding Marx is his commitment to a 'philosophy of praxis'. This sees thought as just part of that purposive activity (or praxis) which distinguishes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138888036
• ISBN13: 9781138888036
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"