Analyzing Marx : Morality, Power and History.
In this book Marx is revealed as a powerful contributor to the debates that now dominate philosophy and political theory. Using the techniques of analytic philosophy to unite Marx's general statements with his practice as historian and activist, Richard W. Miller derives important arguments abo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
1984.
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Colección: | JSTOR EBA.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Note on References and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Uses for Marx, Uses for Philosophy
- Two Versions of Marx
- Morality
- Chapter One: Against Morality
- The Distinctness of Morality
- Equality
- Equal Distribution
- Equal Rights
- A Mistake about Marx and Rights
- Equal Concern
- Utilitarianism
- A Utilitarian Marx
- Generality
- Universal Rationality
- Ideology
- Chapter Two: Replacing Morality
- General Goods and Societal Goals
- The Process of Change
- A Model of Character
- The Structure of a Non-morality
- Allen Wood's Alternative
- A Tempting Conclusion
- Power
- Chapter Three: The Concept of a Ruling Class
- Introduction
- A Charge of Neglect
- What Is a Ruling Class?
- The State and Revolution
- Testability
- Structuralism and Instrumentalism
- A Good Question
- Chapter Four: Questions of Power in Political Theory
- Pluralism and Its Discontents
- The Fate of Pluralism
- Ruling Classes and Power Elites
- Functionalism and Social Interests
- The Chains of Methodology
- Better Theories of Power
- History
- Chapter Five: Productive Forces and the Forces of Change
- Introduction
- Marx as Technological Determinist
- The Stakes Are High
- Marx Was Not a Technological Determinist
- A New Glossary
- The Mode of Production Interpretation
- A Broader View
- Marx's Models and Marx's Context
- Chapter Six: The Mode of Production and History
- Some Objections
- Holism
- Materialism
- Theories Worthy of the Name
- Falsification
- Internal/External
- Is History like That?
- The External, Again
- Chapter Seven: Replacing Positivism
- The Obstacle of Positivism
- An Alternative to Positivism: Explanation
- Causes
- Adequate Description
- Causal Depth
- An Alternative to Positivism: Confirmation
- Positivism and Politics
- Index