For Marx (Radical Thinkers)

For Marx (Radical Thinkers)

This is the work in which Louis Althusser formulated some of his most influential ideas.Â For Marx, first published in France in 1968, has come to be regarded as the founding text of the school of â€œstructuralist Marxismâ€ which was presided over by the fascinating and enigmatic figure of Louis Althusser. Structuralism constituted an intellectual revolution in the 1960s and 1970s and radically transformed the way philosophy, political and social theory, history, science, and aesthetics were discussed and thought about. For Marx was a key contribution to that process and it fundamentally recast the way in which many people understood Marx and Marxism.

This book contains the classic statements of Althusserâ€™s analysis of the young Marx and the importance of Feuerbach during this formative period, of his thesis of the â€œepistomological breakâ€ between the early and the late Marx, and of his conception of dialectics, contradiction and â€œoverdetermination.â€ Also included is a study of the materialist theater of Bertolazzi and Brecht and the critique of humanist readings of Marxism. Since his death in 1990, Althusserâ€™s legacy has come under renewed examination and it is increasingly recognized that the influence of his ideas has been wider and deeper than previously thought: reading For Marx, in its audacity, originality and rigor, will explain why this impact was so significant.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781844670529
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2006-01-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844670529

Country	USA
Brand	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781844670529
Color	Tan
ReleaseDate	2006-01-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781844670529

For Marx (Radical Thinkers)

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