Archive of The Philosophy of Marx
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Etienne Balibar - From Althusserian Marxism to the Philosophies of Marx? Twenty Years After
Etienne Balibar's short book, The Philosophy of Marx, has rightly become the classic introduction to Marx's work since its first publication in English in 1994. Covering the entire range of Marx's writings, from his early philosophical writings to Capital and his later work, The Philosophy of Marx is not only a clear and concise guide to Marx but places his writing in its theoretical and historical context.
The new edition of The Philosophy of Marx is substantially updated, with a two substantial new essays which examine Marx's philosophy (one covering his Theses on Feuerbach, the second on Marx and politics), as well as a new introduction, reproduced below. In it, Balibar discusses the genesis of the book, his relationship to Althusser's philosophical reading of Marx, and the problems of a Marxist philosophy.For this week only, and to celebrate the publication of the new and substantially updated edition of Etienne Balibar's now classic introductory text, we have 40% off our entire list of Karl Marx primers. To see the full list click here.
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New Year, New Chance to Read Marx
It's time to make resolutions for the year to come! With the rise of the far-right, global economic instability, the looming threat of catastrophic climate change, capitalism run wild - the time has never been more ripe to brush up on your Karl Marx.
For this week only, and to celebrate the publication of the new and substantially updated edition of Etienne Balibar's now classic introductory text The Philosophy of Marx, we have 40% off our entire list of Karl Marx primers.
All titles below are 40% off until Sunday, January 15th, at midnight UTC. Includes free ebooks where available and free worldwide shipping.
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Etienne Balibar: Populism in the American Mirror
This essay first appeared in Libération. Translated by David Broder.
The new and substantially updated edition of Balibar's now classic introductory text The Philosophy of Marx is currently 40%, alongside all the other books on our Marx primer reading list.
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The question that came to my American friends’ lips after Trump’s election was always the same: "Who’s next? Do you think that Le Pen will win the French elections?" They foresaw either a sort of domino effect or the onset of contagion, grounded in the devastation of the redistributive policies that have been torn apart by neoliberalism. They saw Brexit as a warning, a forerunner. The fall of Renzi as well as Hollande’s announcement that he will not stand for re-election echoed Clinton’s defeat. The question of whether Merkel would "hold on" in the face of the German far Right became a strategic variable. -
Verso's Philosophy and Theory Bookshelf
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Philosophy Undergraduate Reading List
Temperatures will drop and leaves will change color, but there is perhaps no better sign of autumn’s beginning than the resumption of dorm-room debates on human nature and practicality of socialism. Many will be tempted to evoke the old man: philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it. But for the heretical undergraduates who see these efforts to interpret the world as fundamental to its transformation, we've got a Philosophy 101 syllabus just for you.
