Letters On Historical Materialism 1890-94
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In the final years of his life, Friedrich Engels turned to his correspondence to defend, clarify, and sharpen the philosophical foundations of Marxism against misinterpretation and vulgarisation. Letters on Historical Materialism 1890-94 brings together a series of landmark letters addressed to key figures of the socialist movement, in which Engels articulates with precision the materialist conception of history — insisting that economic forces, while determinant, do not operate in mechanical isolation from politics, law, ideology, and culture. These letters constitute an essential corrective to reductive readings of Marx, written with the urgency of a thinker acutely aware that his life's work was being misread. Written with Engels' characteristic directness and intellectual rigour, these letters illuminate the dialectical relationship between base and superstructure, and stand as primary documents in the history of Marxist theory. Engels argues forcefully that historical materialism is not economic determinism, but a dynamic, reciprocal framework for understanding human society. For students of philosophy, political theory, and the history of ideas, this slim volume remains an indispensable — and surprisingly contemporary — guide to one of the most debated intellectual frameworks of the modern world.
Author: Engels
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - pamphlet. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear.
In the final years of his life, Friedrich Engels turned to his correspondence to defend, clarify, and sharpen the philosophical foundations of Marxism against misinterpretation and vulgarisation. Letters on Historical Materialism 1890-94 brings together a series of landmark letters addressed to key figures of the socialist movement, in which Engels articulates with precision the materialist conception of history — insisting that economic forces, while determinant, do not operate in mechanical isolation from politics, law, ideology, and culture. These letters constitute an essential corrective to reductive readings of Marx, written with the urgency of a thinker acutely aware that his life's work was being misread. Written with Engels' characteristic directness and intellectual rigour, these letters illuminate the dialectical relationship between base and superstructure, and stand as primary documents in the history of Marxist theory. Engels argues forcefully that historical materialism is not economic determinism, but a dynamic, reciprocal framework for understanding human society. For students of philosophy, political theory, and the history of ideas, this slim volume remains an indispensable — and surprisingly contemporary — guide to one of the most debated intellectual frameworks of the modern world.