{"product_id":"marx","title":"Marx","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf we are to understand \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's thought, argues French philosopher Michel Henry, we must cast aside \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003eism. In his original and richly detailed study of \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's philosophy, Henry emphasizes the importance of approaching \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's writings directly, rather than through the intermediary of subsequent interpretations, which often have been politically motivated. In contrast to the usual depiction of \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003eian thought as an economically oriented analysis of social reality, Henry contends that in \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's theory philosophy is primary. Therefore, \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's writings must properly be viewed—and judged—within the context of the modern philosophical tradition. \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's basic concern, Henry demonstrates, is with the nature of the human being, the real conditions of human individuality. Central to Henry's reading of \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e, and elaborated here with unprecedented thoroughness, is the theory of praxis, a conception of the individual not as a thinking being, in the Cartesian tradition, but as a laboring being, a producer and consumer situated in a concrete social world. This novel and provocative contribution to the current debate about the nature and meaning of \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's thought is essential for students of philosophy, \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003eism, and political theory. Kathleen McLaughlin's excellent translation of Henry's abridgement of his two-volume work preserves the power and freshness of the French original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Michel Henry, translated by Kathleen McLaughlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53614859878780,"sku":"9780253336804","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780253336804_429615d5-7286-460b-9b77-fd71d54e1729.jpg?v=1726132173","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/marx","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}