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The Philosophy of Marx
The only guide to Marx that the student and scholar will need: this special edition includes pedagogical material such as information boxes, timelines and further reading.
An excellent introduction to Marx's thought from a major French philosopher. Providing a lucid, succinct, and accessible introduction to Marx and his key followers, complete with pedagogical information f...more
An excellent introduction to Marx's thought from a major French philosopher. Providing a lucid, succinct, and accessible introduction to Marx and his key followers, complete with pedagogical information f...more
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September 17th 2007
by Verso
(first published June 24th 1993)
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Re-entering the world of studying socialist, anarchist, and other leftist thought one often ends up reading French texts released by Verso press quite a bit. This is a slim volume and ostensibly designed to be an introduction to the philosophy of Marx. Verso has given a slick red-tape Marx profile cover, and it stood out on a book shelf as I pursued the standard texts from Alain Badiou, Slavoj Zizek, Robert Service, V. I. Lenin, and Leszek Kołakowski. I have also recently read Das Kapital while...more
Informative but short and not really suitable as the introduction it sells itself as. Refers to criticisms and perspectives as though the reader knows them without introduction or anything and the topics it does introduce are sometimes really hurried. As an obvious consequence of its length, it doesn't cover a huge amount of stuff. Not *bad*, but disappointing in that respect.
Minor problems are the constant use of brackets and whole page information boxes that break up the flow of the text. Not...more
Minor problems are the constant use of brackets and whole page information boxes that break up the flow of the text. Not...more
philosophy is boring to me because i don't really get it. i tried reading hegel and almost threw up, kant was OK but insanely boring, marx is mostly readable even in his theoretical flights. i took an online philosophy class in college to fulfill a required credit where i read descartes and plato, and i think i kind of understood most of the problems they were discussing. but philosophy proper is over my head, of course conceptually, but also because i don't 'get' why i should care. it seems i w...more
Pretty good. I lost attention at the end, discussing all the history stuff, i guess that's my fault. didn't find this particularly illuminating or helpful, other than situating marx in context of philosophy, which can be summed up in a few pages. otherwise, more or less a recap of Marx's writings. May be a good intro to Marx.
I really enjoyed this book. This work is much more accessible than Professor Balibar's other work, however it helps to have a little background knowledge of Marxism. Balibar goes through some of the important debates around Marx's ideas, looking at the controversies around Marx's materialism, the concept of ideology, and Marx's concept of progress, etc. It discusses the debates and gives histories of some of the major actors. Balibar argues that there is no uniform Marxist philosophy, but that...more
Aug 19, 2009
Zach
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review of another edition
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An impressively lucid (if rather lofty) examination of Marx and philosophy-or Philosophy with a capital "P" more accurately. Balibar is more concerned here with situating Marx and his (anti- or non-) philosophy within the canon of Philosophy than he is with critical theory or even structures of capitalism.
NOT, as I keep seeing it referred to as, a useful first introduction to Marx or Marxism; more a way to restructure an existing understanding from a different conceptual direction.
NOT, as I keep seeing it referred to as, a useful first introduction to Marx or Marxism; more a way to restructure an existing understanding from a different conceptual direction.
A very short & clear introduction to Marx, by one of the most respectable living philosopher in France. It outlines general trends of interpretation and also gives Balibar's personal views on them, at about the same time that conservatives were claiming "Marx is dead" and a bit before that Fukuyama proclaimed the "end of history". One of the best way to enter into Marx, and a nice way to review one's thoughts about him for older people already knowledgeable in "marxism".
A great guide to Marx's (non-)philosophy and to Marx situated alongside philosophy. Balibar has packed a lot of information into such a short book.
I wouldn't recommend this as an introduction to Marx, however, as it does presuppose a certain knowledge of Marxist terminology, and at least a grasp of Marx's predecessors would prove handy. Rather it should be used as a starting point towards reading Marx's corpus philosophically.
I wouldn't recommend this as an introduction to Marx, however, as it does presuppose a certain knowledge of Marxist terminology, and at least a grasp of Marx's predecessors would prove handy. Rather it should be used as a starting point towards reading Marx's corpus philosophically.
Chapter 5 gives an interesting re-evaluation of his essay in "reading capital".
Balibar is a student of Louis Althusser, the notorious French philosopher. I got this book free with my subscription to New Left Review, and it was one of the best free books I have read. Every key Marxian concept, from alienation to commodity fetishism, is described comprehensively and in historical context. It's also a relatively quick read and fits inside coat pockets for ostentatious bus reading.
An excellent introduction to both Marx and Marxisms; Balibar interweaves both history and competing strands of interpretation to provide an excellent guide for both newcomer and experienced reader alike.
Oct 17, 2007
Al
marked it as thesisavoidance
Another interesting non-purchase. I was scanning for his Spinoza book to not-buy in its place. Negri also wrote a Spinoza book which I won't list here. Descartes?!
I'm just starting this one, but it seems to provide a good, concise summary of Marx's thought, its relation to philosophy, and the pertinent historical information.
Dense! Jampacked with the good stuff. Maybe I shall return to it after climbing Das Kapital.
Dec 26, 2007
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marx has extrordinary imaginative thought...
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French Marxist philosopher. After the death of his teacher Louis Althusser, Balibar quickly became the leading exponent of French Marxist philosophy.
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