{"product_id":"marx-a-philosophy-of-human-reality-9780253336804","title":"Marx: A Philosophy of Human Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf we are to understand \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's thought, argues French philosopher Michel Henry, we must cast aside \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003eism. In his original and richly detailed study of \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's philosophy, Henry emphasizes the importance of approaching \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's writings directly, rather than through the intermediary of subsequent interpretations, which often have been politically motivated. In contrast to the usual depiction of \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003eian thought as an economically oriented analysis of social reality, Henry contends that in \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's theory philosophy is primary. Therefore, \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's writings must properly be viewed--and judged--within the context of the modern philosophical tradition. \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's basic concern, Henry demonstrates, is with the nature of the human being, the real conditions of human individuality. Central to Henry's reading of \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e, and elaborated here with unprecedented thoroughness, is the theory of praxis, a conception of the individual not as a thinking being, in the Cartesian tradition, but as a laboring being, a producer and consumer situated in a concrete social world. This novel and provocative contribution to the current debate about the nature and meaning of \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003e's thought is essential for students of philosophy, \u003ci\u003eMarx\u003c\/i\u003eism, and political theory. Kathleen McLaughlin's excellent translation of Henry's abridgement of his two-volume work preserves the power and freshness of the French original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichel Henry is Professor of Philosophy at the Universit? Paul Val?ry in Montpellier and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Manifestation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Phenomenology of the Body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eKathleen McLaughlin's translations from the French include \u003ci\u003eThe Cogito in Husserl's Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e by Gaston Berger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press (Ips)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844192080146,"sku":"9780253336804","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef105e4d-1ebb-4bb6-9907-9bad4c2cd1ce.jpg?v=1737313721","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marx-a-philosophy-of-human-reality-9780253336804","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}