The Poverty Of Philosophy: Answer To The "Philosophy Of Poverty" By M. Proudhon
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In one of the most incisive polemics in the history of political thought, Karl Marx dismantles Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's The Philosophy of Poverty with surgical precision, arguing that Proudhon's idealist conception of economics is fundamentally divorced from the material realities of capitalist production. Written in 1847, The Poverty of Philosophy presents Marx's earliest systematic critique of political economy, establishing core tenets of what would become Marxist theory — including the labour theory of value, the dialectical nature of historical development, and the irreconcilable antagonism between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. This landmark text illustrates Marx's formidable intellectual rigour and his mastery of both Hegelian dialectics and classical economics, wielded here as weapons against utopian socialism. The work chronicles a pivotal moment in Marx's intellectual evolution, foreshadowing the arguments that would culminate in Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto. Published by the Foreign Languages Press in Peking, this edition made Marx's critical framework accessible to a global readership during a period of intense international interest in socialist thought — leaving the reader to wonder how much of his prophetic analysis of capitalism's contradictions remains urgently relevant today.
Author: Karl Marx
Format: Paperback
Published: 1978, Foreign Languages Press, Peking
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In one of the most incisive polemics in the history of political thought, Karl Marx dismantles Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's The Philosophy of Poverty with surgical precision, arguing that Proudhon's idealist conception of economics is fundamentally divorced from the material realities of capitalist production. Written in 1847, The Poverty of Philosophy presents Marx's earliest systematic critique of political economy, establishing core tenets of what would become Marxist theory — including the labour theory of value, the dialectical nature of historical development, and the irreconcilable antagonism between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. This landmark text illustrates Marx's formidable intellectual rigour and his mastery of both Hegelian dialectics and classical economics, wielded here as weapons against utopian socialism. The work chronicles a pivotal moment in Marx's intellectual evolution, foreshadowing the arguments that would culminate in Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto. Published by the Foreign Languages Press in Peking, this edition made Marx's critical framework accessible to a global readership during a period of intense international interest in socialist thought — leaving the reader to wonder how much of his prophetic analysis of capitalism's contradictions remains urgently relevant today.