Marx's Theory of Alienation (book)

Marx's Theory of Alienation is a 1970 book about Karl Marx's theory of alienation by the philosopher István Mészáros. The work has received a mixture of praise and criticism from scholars.

Marx's Theory of Alienation
Cover of the second edition
AuthorIstván Mészáros
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMarx's theory of alienation
PublisherThe Merlin Press
Publication date
1970
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages356
ISBN978-0850365542

Summary

Mészáros discusses Karl Marx's theory of alienation with reference to Marx's Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844. He explores the influence of philosophers such as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Ludwig Feuerbach on Marx.[1]

Publication history

Marx's Theory of Alienation was first published by The Merlin Press in 1970.[2]

Reception

Marx's Theory of Alienation received the Deutscher Memorial Prize in 1970.[3] The book established Mészáros's reputation in the English-speaking world.[4] However, the book has received criticism from the political theorist Norman Geras and the political scientist David McLellan.[5] Geras described the book as an example of the way in which Marxists have illogically denied that there is such a thing as human nature even while engaging in analysis of Marx that depends on the concept of a human nature.[5] McLellan described the book as a good account of the continuity in Marx's thought, although an obscurely written and awkwardly constructed one.[6]

See also

References
  1. Mészáros 1970, pp. 11, 27.
  2. Mészáros 1970, p. 4.
  3. Deutscher Prize Web Site 2016.
  4. Osborne 2013, p. 47.
  5. Geras 1983, pp. 53–54.
  6. McLellan 1995, p. 270.

Bibliography
  • Geras, Norman (1983). Marx and Human Nature: Refutation of a Legend. London: Verso Editions. ISBN 0 86091 767 3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • McLellan, David (1995). The Thought of Karl Marx: An Introduction. London: Papermac. ISBN 0-333-63948-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Mészáros, István (1970). Marx's Theory of Alienation. London: The Merlin Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Osborne, Peter (2013). A Critical Sense: Interviews with Intellectuals. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781134684250.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Online articles
  • Deutscher Prize Web Site (2016). "Past Recipients". The Deutscher Prize Web Site. Retrieved 9 October 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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