On Karl Marx

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On Karl Marx / Über Karl Marx
The leading German philosopher with a study of the thought of Karl Marx.

This study of Marx serves not only as an excellent introduction to that most influential of "worldly philosophers" but is also a significant resume of the central issues of Bloch's own profound and wide-ranging thought.

Special attention is given to the political maturation of the young Karl Marx and to his studies and intellectual relationship to important thinkers of his time. Bloch concludes with...
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The leading German philosopher with a study of the thought of Karl Marx.

This study of Marx serves not only as an excellent introduction to that most influential of "worldly philosophers" but is also a significant resume of the central issues of Bloch's own profound and wide-ranging thought.

Special attention is given to the political maturation of the young Karl Marx and to his studies and intellectual relationship to important thinkers of his time. Bloch concludes with an insightful summons to the West to consider Marx anew as a thinker still vitally relevant to contemporary social issues, and not merely as the father of a sovietized political system.

(book description of the English edition published by Verso)
1980, 178 pages
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Ernst Bloch (1885–1977) was one of the most scintillating intellectuals of the 20th century and a major influence on the West German student movement. He ended his academic career as professor of Philosophy at the University of Tübingen.

Ernst Bloch (1885–1977) was one of the most scintillating intellectuals of the 20th century and a major influence on the West German...


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Year of Publication: 1921
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Year of Publication: 1918
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