{"product_id":"marx-a-philosophy-of-human-reality-hardcover","title":"Marx: A Philosophy of Human Reality - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel Henry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichel Henry is Professor of Philosophy at the Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Manifestation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Phenomenology of the Body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eKathleen McLaughlin's translations from the French include \u003ci\u003eThe Cogito in Husserl's Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e by Gaston Berger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 1983\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751184204064,"sku":"9780253336804","price":48.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cfc0432d3590eb36173af3709998f1b0.webp?v=1779966740","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marx-a-philosophy-of-human-reality-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}