From Hegel To Marx: Studies In The Intellectual Development Of Karl Marx
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At the crossroads of German Idealism and revolutionary socialism stands one of the most consequential intellectual transformations in modern history — the passage of Karl Marx from devoted Hegelian student to the architect of a new materialist philosophy of history. Sidney Hook's landmark work chronicles the formative years of Marx's intellectual development, tracing the philosophical debts, personal influences, and radical departures that shaped the mind behind Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto. Drawing on deep engagement with the Young Hegelians — figures such as Bruno Bauer, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Arnold Ruge — Hook reconstructs the fertile and turbulent milieu from which Marxist thought emerged. Written with the analytical precision of a trained philosopher and the narrative clarity of a gifted historian, From Hegel to Marx remains an indispensable work of intellectual biography and the history of ideas. Hook argues with force and erudition that Marx cannot be understood without first understanding Hegel, and that the break between the two thinkers was as much a political act as a philosophical one. First published in 1936 and reissued with a new introduction by Hook himself, this edition invites readers to reconsider the origins of one of the most influential — and contested — ideological traditions of the modern world. For anyone serious about political philosophy, this volume is not merely recommended; it is essential.
Author: Sidney Hook
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Paperback - good/fair, cover may be worn. May have inscription on fep.
At the crossroads of German Idealism and revolutionary socialism stands one of the most consequential intellectual transformations in modern history — the passage of Karl Marx from devoted Hegelian student to the architect of a new materialist philosophy of history. Sidney Hook's landmark work chronicles the formative years of Marx's intellectual development, tracing the philosophical debts, personal influences, and radical departures that shaped the mind behind Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto. Drawing on deep engagement with the Young Hegelians — figures such as Bruno Bauer, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Arnold Ruge — Hook reconstructs the fertile and turbulent milieu from which Marxist thought emerged. Written with the analytical precision of a trained philosopher and the narrative clarity of a gifted historian, From Hegel to Marx remains an indispensable work of intellectual biography and the history of ideas. Hook argues with force and erudition that Marx cannot be understood without first understanding Hegel, and that the break between the two thinkers was as much a political act as a philosophical one. First published in 1936 and reissued with a new introduction by Hook himself, this edition invites readers to reconsider the origins of one of the most influential — and contested — ideological traditions of the modern world. For anyone serious about political philosophy, this volume is not merely recommended; it is essential.