9780521297059-0521297052-Making Sense of Marx (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory)

Making Sense of Marx (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory)

ISBN-13: 9780521297059
ISBN-10: 0521297052
Edition: First Edition
Author: Jon Elster
Publication date: 1985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 576 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521297059
ISBN-10: 0521297052
Edition: First Edition
Author: Jon Elster
Publication date: 1985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 576 pages

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Making Sense of Marx (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory) (ISBN-13: 9780521297059 and ISBN-10: 0521297052), written by authors Jon Elster, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1985. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Political (Philosophy) books. You can easily purchase or rent Making Sense of Marx (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Political books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.45.

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A systematic, critical examination of Karl Marx's social theories and their philosophical presuppositions. Through extensive discussions of the texts Jon Elster offers a balanced and detailed account of Marx's views that is at once sympathetic, undogmatic and rigorous. Equally importantly he tries to assess 'what is living and what is dead in the philosophy of Marx', using the analytical resources of contemporary social science and philosophy. Professor Elster insists on the need for microfoundations in social science and provides a systematic criticism of functionalism and teleological thinking in Marx. He argues that Marx's economic theories are largely wrong or irrelevant; historical materialism is seen to have only limited plausibility (and is not even consistently applied by Marx); Marx's most lasting achievements are the criticism of capitalism in terms of alienation and exploitation and the theory of class struggle, politics and ideology under capitalism, though in these areas too Elster enters substantial qualifications. The book should take its place as the most comprehensive and sophisticated modern study available.

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