The Concept of Nature in Marx
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Alfred Schmidt |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Begriff der Natur in der Lehre von Marx |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Subject | Karl Marx |
| Published | 1962 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-1781681473 |
The Concept of Nature in Marx (German: Der Begriff der Natur in der Lehre von Marx) is a 1962 (English edition 1971) book by philosopher Alfred Schmidt. It is a classic account of Karl Marx's ideas about nature.[1]
Summary
Literary critic Terry Eagleton summarizes Schmidt as arguing that, according to Marx, "Human beings are part of Nature yet able to stand over against it; and this partial separation from Nature is itself part of their nature."[2]
Scholarly reception
The Concept of Nature in Marx has been seen as a classic work.[1] Philosopher Herbert Marcuse offers a discussion of the role of nature in Marxist philosophy informed by Schmidt's work in his Counterrevolution and Revolt (1972).[3] Political scientist David McLellan describes Schmidt's book as, "an important and well-documented consideration of the importance of Marx's materialism."[4]
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 Eagleton 2012. p. 248.
- ↑ Eagleton 2012. p. 233.
- ↑ Marcuse 1972. p. 62.
- ↑ McLellan 1995. p. 446.
Bibliography
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