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Marx: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : John Seed
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441152334
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Marx: A Guide for the Perplexed written by John Seed and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely acknowledged that Karl Marx was one of the most original and influential thinkers of modern times. His writings have inspired some of the most important political movements of the past century and still has the power to arouse controversy today. Marx: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of Marx's thought, his major works and theories, providing an ideal guide to the important and complex ideas of this major figure in the history of political thought. The book introduces key Marxist concepts and themes and examines the ways in which they have influenced philosophical and political thought. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of Marx's ideas, the book provides a cogent and reliable survey of some of the most important debates surrounding his often controversial theories. This is the ideal companion to the study of this most influential and challenging of thinkers.

Zizek: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Sean Sheehan
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441196838
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Zizek: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Sean Sheehan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most widely-read thinkers writing today, Slavoj Žižek's work can be both thrilling and perplexing in equal measure. Žižek: A Guide for the Perplexed is the most up-to-date guide available for readers struggling to master the ideas of this hugely influential thinker. Unpacking the philosophical references that fill Žižek's writings, the book explores his influences, including Lacan, Kant, Hegel and Marx. From there, a chapter on 'Reading Žižek' guides the reader through the ways that he applies these core theoretical concepts in key texts like Tarrying With the Negative, The Ticklish Subject and The Parrallax View and in his books about popular culture like Looking Awry and Enjoy Your Symptom! Major secondary writings and films featuring Žižek are also covered.

A Guide to Marx's 'Capital'

Author : Anthony Brewer
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521257305
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Marx's 'Capital' written by Anthony Brewer and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1984-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Guide aims to contribute to a better understanding of Marx's masterpiece, Capital.

GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED

Author : E. F. Schumacher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060906111
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED written by E. F. Schumacher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1978-05-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the world wide best-seller, Small Is Beautiful, now tackles the subject of Man, the World, and the Meaning of Living. Schumacher writes about man's relation to the world. man has obligations -- to other men, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most importantly himself. If man can fulfill these obligations, then and only then can he enjoy a real relationship with the world, then and only then can he know the meaning of living. Schumacher says we need maps: a "map of knowledge" and a "map of living." The concern of the mapmaker--in this instance, Schumacher--is to find for everything it's proper place. Things out of place tend to get lost; they become invisible and there proper places end to be filled by other things that ought not be there at all and therefore serve to mislead. A Guide for the Perplexed teaches us to be our own map makers. This constantly surprising, always stimulating book will be welcomed by a large audience, including the many new fans who believe strongly in what Schumacher has to say.

Marx and Engels' 'Communist Manifesto'

Author : Peter Lamb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472507487
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Book Synopsis Marx and Engels' 'Communist Manifesto' by : Peter Lamb

Download or read book Marx and Engels' 'Communist Manifesto' written by Peter Lamb and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing the most famous work of the nineteenth-century radical thinkers Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, this comprehensive reader's guide to the Communist Manifesto explores the key themes, ideas and issues of the revolutionary pamphlet. Beginning with a discussion of the intellectual, political and social context of the Manifesto, the Reader's Guide illustrates the themes by clearly relating points in the work to ideas and theories made in other texts written by Marx and Engels. This is followed by a closer examination and analysis of the text that covers the introductory statement and each of the chapters in detail and discusses its style, structure and intended audiences. This guide also explores the ways in which the Manifesto was received both during the lives of Marx and Engels and in the twentieth century, for example the Soviet Union's version of Marxism, China's re-interpretations of the ideas, and the innovative political philosophy found in Western analytical Marxism. As well as presenting relevant biographical points about Marx and Engels and giving concise information on prominent people mentioned in the text, this valuable study resource features discussion questions and annotated guides to further reading. For students studying political philosophy and political theories, Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto: A Reader's Guide provides a better understanding of the ideas, theories and contexts discussed in the most famous work of the writers who founded the ideology of Marxism.

Peirce: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Cornelis de Waal
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1847065163
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Peirce: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Cornelis de Waal and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and thorough account of Peirce's life and thought, his major works and ideas, providing an ideal guide to this important and complex thinker.

Marx

Author : Andrew Collier
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780741677
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Marx written by Andrew Collier and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and jargon-free introduction breathing new life into the achievements of Karl Marx Although one of the most influential thinkers of the last millennium, Karl Marx was relatively unheralded during most of his lifetime. Famous for predicting the inevitable demise of capitalism, it was only after his death that his immortal clarion call reached a wide audience: "Workers of the world unite – you have nothing to lose but your chains." Andrew Collier breathes new life into the achievements of Karl Marx, arguing that his work is still of vital relevance in today’s global climate of inequality. Covering all the elements of Marxist thought from his early writings to his masterpiece, Das Kapital, Collier probes the apparent inconsistencies in Marx’s work and reclaims him as a philosopher and political theorist. This jargon-free introduction is a timely reminder of his undiminished influence, and will fascinate students, activists and interested readers alike.

The First Marx

Author : Peter Lamb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350026875
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The First Marx written by Peter Lamb and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marx's early work is well known and widely available, but it usually interpreted as at best a kind of stepping-stone to the Marx of Capital. This book offers something completely different; it reconstructs, from his first writings spanning from 1835 to 1846, a coherent and well-rounded political philosophy. The influence of Engels upon the development of that philosophy is discussed. This, it is argued, was a philosophy that Marx could have presented had he put the ideas together, as he hinted was his eventual intention. Had he done so, this first Marx would have made an even greater contribution to social and political philosophy than is generally acknowledged today. Arguments regarding revolutionary change, contradiction and other topics such as production, alienation and emancipation contribute to a powerful analysis in the early works of Marx, one which is worthy of discussion on its own merits. This analysis is distributed among a range of books, papers, letters and other writings, and is gathered here for the first time. Marx's work of the period was driven by his commitment to emancipation. Moreover, as is discussed in the conclusion to this book, his emancipatory philosophy continues to have resonance today. This new book presents Marx in a unique, new light and will be indispensable reading for all studying and following his work.

Merleau-Ponty: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Eric Matthews
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826485316
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Merleau-Ponty: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Eric Matthews and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-06-23 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to fathom, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material.

Kierkegaard: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Clare Carlisle
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826486103
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Book Synopsis Kierkegaard: A Guide for the Perplexed by : Clare Carlisle

Download or read book Kierkegaard: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Clare Carlisle and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kierkegaard is an important literary and religious figure, as well a major philosopher whom students may have a difficult time comprehending- this guide provides a clear and concise understanding of his work

Power and Feminist Agency in Capitalism

Author : Claudia Leeb
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190639911
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Power and Feminist Agency in Capitalism written by Claudia Leeb and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to postmodern scholars, subjects are defined only through their relationship to institutions and social norms. But if we are only political people insofar as we are subjects of existing power relations, there is little hope of political transformation. To instigate change, we need to draw on collective power, but appealing to a particular type of subject, whether "working class," "black," or "women," will always be exclusionary. This issue is a particular problem for feminist scholars, who are frequently criticized for assuming that they can make broad claims for all women, while failing to acknowledge their own exclusive and powerful position (mostly white, Western, and bourgeois). Recent work in political and feminist thought has suggested that we can get around these paradoxes by wishing away the idea of political subjects entirely or else thinking of political identities as constantly shifting. In this book, Claudia Leeb argues that these are both failed ideas. She instead suggests a novel idea of a subject in outline. Over the course of the book Leeb grounds this concept in work by Adorno, Lacan, and Marx - the very theorists who are often seen as denying the agency of the subject. Leeb also proposes that power structures that create political subjects are never all-powerful. While she rejects the idea of political autonomy, she shows that there is always a moment in which subjects can contest the power relations that define them.

How To Read Marx

Author : Peter Osborne
Publisher : Granta Books
ISBN 13 : 1783780533
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book How To Read Marx written by Peter Osborne and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizing the Romantic heritage and modernist legacy of Karl Marx's writings, Peter Osborne presents Marx's thought as a developing investigation into what it means, concretely, for humans to be practical historical beings. Drawing upon passages from a wide range of Marx's writings, and showing the links between them, Osborne refutes the myth of Marx as a reductively economistic thinker. What Marx meant by 'materialism', 'communism' and the 'critique of political economy' was much richer and more original, philosophically, than is generally recognized. With the renewed globalization of capitalism since 1989, Osborne argues, Marx's analyses of the consequences of commodification are more relevant today than ever before. Extracts are taken from the full breadth of Marx's writings, from his student Notebooks on Epicurean Philosophy, via the Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts and The Communist Manifesto to Capital.

A Reader's Guide to Marx's Capital

Author : Joseph Choonara
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1608467392
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book A Reader's Guide to Marx's Capital written by Joseph Choonara and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p>This book carefully guides the reader through each chapter of the first volume of Capital. It sets Marx’s arguments in context, and explains their relevance today, and it offers insights into Marx’s method, highlighting key concepts running through the book. It also offers pointers to wider works that can provide further illumination.

The Great Perhaps

Author : Burton F. Porter
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442247223
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Great Perhaps written by Burton F. Porter and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God created man in his own image; but did man perhaps return the compliment? The question of God's existence has been a pivotal issue for every civilization. Those with faith in God want assurance that their belief is justified, and atheists want confirmation that God is nowhere to be found. When we reflect on religion, we want to know the reasons for belief in God, or whether belief is only a comforting delusion. In an age of science, will religion persist or will it be edged out of our consciousness and become a historical curiosity? Burton Porter approaches the notion of God in an open, yet critical way, examining the argumentation used by centuries of human society to support or reject the existence of God. With minimum assumptions and maximum objectivity, Porter debates whether the religious view does, in fact, diagram reality. He examines the roles that God and religion have played in the ethics, art, and actions of many diverse cultures to conclude that, at the very least, the consideration of the existence of a higher power is fundamental to us all.

Political Dissent: A Global Reader

Author : Derek Malone-France
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739135961
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Political Dissent: A Global Reader written by Derek Malone-France and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a global anthology of great texts in the history of political dissent. Volume 1 spans the ancient and early-modern world, beginning with the Book of Isaiah, from the eighth century, BCE, and ending with John C. Calhoun’s “South Carolina Exposition,” from the early nineteenth century CE. Volume 2 begins with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the “Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments,” from the mid-nineteenth century, and ends with the 2008 online Chinese human rights manifesto “Charter 08”. The selected texts come from across the ideological spectrum, representing a wide range of political, cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives. Each text has been framed with an introduction that describes its historical context and importance and provides readers with assistance in interpreting the text—including explanations of unfamiliar terms and concepts. These introductions have been written for a general audience. Each text is also accompanied by a list of “Suggestions for Further Reading,” which points interested readers toward reliable sources for further exploration of the text, its author, and/or the historical moment or issues involved. This anthology should be accessible and useful to anyone from advanced high school students to scholarly specialists.

Historical Dictionary of Socialism

Author : Peter Lamb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442258276
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Socialism written by Peter Lamb and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Socialism contains a chronology, an introduction, a glossary, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on activists, politicians, political thinkers, political parties and organizations, and key topics, concepts, and aspects of socialist theory.. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Socialism.

The Spirit of Utopia

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Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804778855
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book The Spirit of Utopia written by and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am. We are. That is enough. Now we have to start. These are the opening words of Ernst Bloch's first major work, The Spirit of Utopia, written mostly in 1915-16, published in its first version just after the First World War, republished five years later, 1923, in the version here presented for the first time in English translation. The Spirit of Utopia is one of the great historic books from the beginning of the century, but it is not an obsolete one. In its style of thinking, a peculiar amalgam of biblical, Marxist, and Expressionist turns, in its analytical skills deeply informed by Simmel, taking its information from both Hegel and Schopenhauer for the groundwork of its metaphysics of music but consistently interpreting the cultural legacy in the light of a certain Marxism, Bloch's Spirit of Utopia is a unique attempt to rethink the history of Western civilizations as a process of revolutionary disruptions and to reread the artworks, religions, and philosophies of this tradition as incentives to continue disrupting. The alliance between messianism and Marxism, which was proclaimed in this book for the first time with epic breadth, has met with more critique than acclaim. The expressive and baroque diction of the book was considered as offensive as its stubborn disregard for the limits of "disciplines." Yet there is hardly a "discipline" that didn't adopt, however unknowingly, some of Bloch's insights, and his provocative associations often proved more productive than the statistical account of social shifts. The first part of this philosophical meditation--which is also a narrative, an analysis, a rhapsody, and a manifesto--concerns a mode of "self-encounter" that presents itself in the history of music from Mozart through Mahler as an encounter with the problem of a community to come. This "we-problem" is worked out by Bloch in terms of a philosophy of the history of music. The "self-encounter," however, has to be conceived as "self-invention," as the active, affirmative fight for freedom and social justice, under the sign of Marx. The second part of the book is entitled "Karl Marx, Death and the Apocalypse." I am. We are. That's hardly anything. But enough to start.