Karl Marx: Our Contemporary : Social Theory for a Post-Leninist WorldAn examination and reinterpretation of the philosophy of Karl Marx, assessing its relevance to contemporary conditions. Discussed are Marx's basic ideas, his view of human life and society, the importance of class, Marx's materialism and his problematic relationship with morality. |
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abolition action activity Analytical Marxism argues aspirations basic materialism become capitalism capitalist circumstances class consciousness class struggle Cohen collective worker commitment commodity society Communist consciousness depends diachronic materialism distinct economic Elster emphasis added epoch example exchange existence explain exploitation Fernbach fettering future society G. A. Cohen human ibid idea identification Ideology important individuals interests interpretation involved labour-power Marx and Engels Marx's conception Marx's theories Marx's view Marxism means of production Miliband mode of production morality motivation movement nature necessary non-material objective one's original emphasis ownership particular political position possible precondition primacy productive forces proletariat prospective transformation Przeworski question rational rational choice theory reason relations of production requires revolution revolutionary Roemer role sense significant simply social relations specification subordinate suggests superstructure surplus labour surplus-value synchronic materialism thought tion universal suffrage use-value wage labour wealth