The Young Karl Marx: German Philosophy, Modern Politics, and Human Flourishing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521874779)

The Young Karl Marx is an innovative and important study of Marx's early writings. These writings provide the fascinating spectacle of a powerful and imaginative intellect wrestling with complex and significant issues, but they also present formidable interpretative obstacles to modern readers. David Leopold shows how an understanding of their intellectual and cultural context can illuminate the political dimension of these works. An erudite yet accessible discussion of Marx's influences and targets frames the author's critical engagement with Marx's account of the emergence, character, and (future) replacement of the modern state. This combination of historical and analytical approaches results in a sympathetic, but not uncritical, exploration of such fundamental themes as alienation, citizenship, community, anti-semitism, and utopianism. The Young Karl Marx is a scholarly and original work which provides a radical and persuasive reinterpretation of Marx's complex and often misunderstood views of German philosophy, modern politics, and human flourishing.

Author: David Leopold
ISBN-10: 0521874777
ISBN-13: 9780521874779
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2007
Pages: 338
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.90w x 0.99d