This work explains the basis of communism, ties it to other economic ideas, and shows how the times produced an ideology as much as the converse. This relates to Marx's doctrine of communism and atheism, both being the ultimate of human realization. (But, in retrospect, we know it is possible for individuals to create their own value-add to their own human capital.) The last third discusses Hegel's abstraction of logic involving spirit and state. It is clear to see how the shift of the times toward mechanization made the human labor seem almost worthless. Later, we see he believes this is oK, because each individual within the species does not, by themselves, matter. Much quoting of Smith, Ricardo and Say, but then seems to re-arrange them into his own outlook that ignores the fundamental unit of decision making: the human individual. Accessible and influential, it is an important predecessor to the Communist Manifesto and essential to an understanding of Marxist theory. Regarded as one of his most important books, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 is a first glimpse at Marx's fascinating transition from philosophy to economics. Through a powerful mixture of history and economics, Marx explores the degenerative effect of capitalism on the proletariat and his true human nature. With a focus on "Marxist Humanism," he describes the alienation of laborers in a capitalist system: since the results of their work belong to someone else, they are estranged from their own labor and can never function as freely productive beings. In this concise treatise, Marx presents an indictment of capitalism and its threat to the working man, his sense of self, and his ultimate potential. Combining elements of psychology, sociology, and anthropology, it is a profound examination of the human condition rooted in a philosophy of economics.
ECONOMIC AND PHILOSOPHIC MANUSCRIPTS OF 1844. KARL MARX SERIES
Item #000012552 A dampspot on the lower right corner of the pageblock, a namestamp on the front pastedown jacket with a chip and a dampspot to its spine panel, front panel with a dampstain.Written in 1844 as a series of notes, Marx's posthumously published critiques on the conditions of modern industrialist societies forms the foundation of the author's denunciation of capitalism. Draper does not make it clear if the 1959 edition is the first edition of this title in English but he does not list an earlier edition done by FLPH. In 1964 a revised version of this edition was done by Dirk Struik. With an appendix by Frederick Engels: "Outline of a Critique of Political Economy". This volume is one of many that the publisher produced, translating Marx's oeuvre into several different languages for a wider readership. The Foreign Languages Publishing House was organized in the Soviet Union and operated from 1946 until 1964. Published shortly after a later Russian edition done in 1956. Translated into English by Martin Milligan.
Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Marx. Blue cloth with yellow lettering on the front board and spine. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, ca. Marx, Karl Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
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