{"product_id":"history-and-human-existencefrom-marx-to-merleau-ponty-9780520047792","title":"History and Human Existence—From Marx to Merleau-Ponty","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eFrom the Introduction:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe present essay provides an introduction to the treatment of human existence and individuality in Marxist thought. The work will be primarily concerned with two related topics: the evaluation by Marxists of individual emancipation and their assessment of subjective factors in social theory.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBy taking up these taking up these topics within a systematic and historical framework, I hope to generate some fresh light on several familiar issues. First, I pursue a reading of Marx focused on his treatment of subjectivity, individuation, and related methodological and practical matters; second, I apply this interpretation to analyzing the dispute between Marxist orthodoxy and heterodoxy over such matters as class consciousness and the philosophy of materialism; finally, I employ this historical context to clarify the significance of \"existential Marxism,\" Maurice Merleau-Ponty's and Jean-Paul Sartre's contribution to Marxist thought.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"James Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42960092659830,"sku":"9780520047792","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/history-and-human-existencefrom-marx-to-merleau-ponty-9780520047792","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}