{"product_id":"marx-and-human-nature-refutation-of-a-legend-paperback","title":"Marx and Human Nature: Refutation of a Legend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorman Geras\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marx did not reject the idea of a human nature. He was right not to do so.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is the conclusion of this passionate and polemical new work by Norman Geras. In it, he places the sixth of Marx's \u003ci\u003eTheses on Feuerbach\u003c\/i\u003e under rigorous scrutiny. He argues that this ambiguous statement--widely cited as evidence that Marx broke with all conceptions of human nature in 1845--must be read in the context of Marx's work as a whole. His later writings are informed by an idea of a specifically human nature that fulfills both explanatory and normative functions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe belief that Marx's historical materialism entailed a denial of the conception of human nature is, Geras writes, \"an old fixation, which the Althusserian influence in this matter has fed upon ... Because this fixation still exists and is misguided, it is still necessary to challenge it.\" One hundred years after Marx's death, this timely essay--combining the strengths of analytical philosophy and classical Marxism--rediscovers a central part of his heritage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman Geras\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Government at the University of Manchester. His books include \u003ci\u003eSolidarity in the Conversation of Humankind, Marx and Human Nature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47372282134706,"sku":"9781784782351","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e9764741897aa72c9bc5958a4602b331.webp?v=1777642079","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/marx-and-human-nature-refutation-of-a-legend-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}