Marxist ethics within Western political theory: a dialogue with republicanism, communitarianism, and liberalism

"In this book on Marxist ethics, Norman Fischer applies abstract political philosophy and intellectual history to rarely discussed texts in terms of Marxist ethics. These include Marx's never translated German notes on Machiavelli, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, as well as Lewis Henry Morgan&#...

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Main Author: Fischer, Norman 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2015
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:DE-Y7
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Summary:"In this book on Marxist ethics, Norman Fischer applies abstract political philosophy and intellectual history to rarely discussed texts in terms of Marxist ethics. These include Marx's never translated German notes on Machiavelli, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, as well as Lewis Henry Morgan's' Ancient Society. Fischer's philosophical analysis of these texts demonstrates that there is a strain of Marxist ethics that is only understandable in the context of the great works of Western political theory and philosophy, particularly those that emphasize the republican value of public spiritedness, the communitarian value of solidarity and the liberal values of liberty and equality"--
Item Description:Includes index
Korrektur durch Verlagsmeldung (Juli 2024)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (X, 231 Seiten)
ISBN:9781137447432
9781137447449
DOI:10.1057/9781137447449

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