The Young Hegelians And Karl Marx
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
At the turbulent crossroads of nineteenth-century German intellectual life stands a group of radical thinkers whose ideas would shake the very foundations of Western philosophy and politics — the Young Hegelians. David McLellan's authoritative study chronicles the rise of this extraordinary circle, tracing how figures such as Bruno Bauer, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Max Stirner inherited and then dismantled Hegel's grand philosophical system, and how a young Karl Marx emerged from their ferment to forge one of history's most consequential ideologies. Set against the backdrop of Prussian censorship and political repression, the work presents a meticulous intellectual history that illuminates the dynamic tensions between idealism and materialism, religion and atheism, theory and revolutionary praxis. McLellan, writing from his position at the University of Kent at Canterbury, argues with scholarly precision that Marx cannot be understood in isolation from the Young Hegelian movement that both nurtured and ultimately repelled him. The work masterfully illustrates the dialectical process by which Marx absorbed, critiqued, and transcended his intellectual forebears, revealing the philosophical DNA embedded within Marxism itself. Rich in archival detail yet elegantly written, this volume stands as an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand the origins of modern radical thought — and the restless young mind that would go on to reshape the world.
Author: David Mclellan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Macmillan
Genre: Philosophy
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
At the turbulent crossroads of nineteenth-century German intellectual life stands a group of radical thinkers whose ideas would shake the very foundations of Western philosophy and politics — the Young Hegelians. David McLellan's authoritative study chronicles the rise of this extraordinary circle, tracing how figures such as Bruno Bauer, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Max Stirner inherited and then dismantled Hegel's grand philosophical system, and how a young Karl Marx emerged from their ferment to forge one of history's most consequential ideologies. Set against the backdrop of Prussian censorship and political repression, the work presents a meticulous intellectual history that illuminates the dynamic tensions between idealism and materialism, religion and atheism, theory and revolutionary praxis. McLellan, writing from his position at the University of Kent at Canterbury, argues with scholarly precision that Marx cannot be understood in isolation from the Young Hegelian movement that both nurtured and ultimately repelled him. The work masterfully illustrates the dialectical process by which Marx absorbed, critiqued, and transcended his intellectual forebears, revealing the philosophical DNA embedded within Marxism itself. Rich in archival detail yet elegantly written, this volume stands as an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand the origins of modern radical thought — and the restless young mind that would go on to reshape the world.