The Philosophy of Marx

by Etienne Balibar

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There is no Marxist philosophy and there never will be, Balibar contends, and yet Marx is now more important for philosophy than ever before.

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Informative but short and not really suitable as the introduction it sells itself as. Refers to criticisms and perspectives as though the reader knows them without introduction or anything and the topics it does introduce are sometimes really hurried. As an obvious consequence of its length, it doesn't cover a huge amount of stuff. Not *bad*, but disappointing in that respect.

Minor problems are the constant use of brackets and whole page information boxes that break up the flow of the text. Not a big deal, but makes reading it tougher.
It is what is says: a book about the philosophy of Marx, which means only specific aspects of Marx. But pretty good considering the time and place it was written.

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Etienne Balibar is the most celebrated student of Louis Althusser. A leading exponent of French radical philosophy, Balibar is the author of Spinoza and Politics and coauthor of Race, Nation and Class and Reading Capital.

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Original title
La philosophie de Marx
Original publication date
1993

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Genres
Nonfiction, Philosophy, Economics, General Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism, Politics and Government
DDC/MDS
335.411Society, government, & cultureEconomicsSocialism and related systemsMarxian systemsPhilosophic foundations, economic concepts, aimsPhilosophic foundations
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B3305 .M74 .B21513Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPhilosophy (General)By periodModernBy region or country
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