The Life of the Dead: Karl Marx in Context

In , Gareth Stedman Jones draws a distinction between Marx’s nineteenth-century views and those of twentieth-century Marxism, which abandoned ideas of Marx that seemed outdated. Stedman Jones’ careful reconstruction of Marx’s philosophical, political, and economic thought in the context of the new s...

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Published in:The Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2017-06, Vol.48 (1), p.61-69
Main Author: Caldwell, Peter C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biographies
Jones, Gareth Stedman
Marx, Karl
Marxism
Nonfiction
Philosophers
Philosophy
Review Essays
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Summary:In , Gareth Stedman Jones draws a distinction between Marx’s nineteenth-century views and those of twentieth-century Marxism, which abandoned ideas of Marx that seemed outdated. Stedman Jones’ careful reconstruction of Marx’s philosophical, political, and economic thought in the context of the new social thought of the early nineteenth century, however, reveals aspects of Marx that returned to challenge official Marxism. In this respect, Stedman Jones’ conception of intellectual history as the careful placement of ideas in their historical context conflicts with his actual practice of intellectual history, which discovers challenges to the present in past debates.
ISSN:0022-1953
1530-9169
DOI:10.1162/JINH_a_01089