In this classic work, originally published in 1932, Hook set out to demonstrate to the radical and conservative philosophers and activists of the 1920s and 1930s that Marx was a systematic thinker who developed a sound set of philosophical principles. His major argument is that Marx was undogmatic in his approach to philosophy and a critical thinker who assimilated and synthesized a variety of ideas. Hook explains how Marx engaged both Hegel and the young Hegelians in order to develop the notion of the dialectic with Marx's take on historical materialism. The individual chapters engage the reader through the debates and discussions between Marx and young Hegelians such as Moses Hess, who influenced Marx in the study of social and economic problems Feuerbach, who influenced Marx's view of religion Bruno Bauer (antiliberalism) Arnold Ruge (philosophy as politics) and Max Stirner (ideals as illusions).
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The most valuable exposition of Marx and Engels which has yet to be written in English.
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This review is from: From Hegel to Marx: Studies in the Intellectual Development of Karl Marx (A Morningside Book) (Paperback)
Sidney Hook analyzes the two philosophers utilizing opposition among Hegelian and Marxist theory: ethical idealism, dialectics, and continuity. This allows the reader to adopt the differences between the two influential authors,thereby introducing major theories written by Marx and Hegel. The remaining chapters interject comparisons between Karl Marx and esteemed German philosophers who studied Hegel, contributed or correlated with Marxist philosophy. Overall, the text forms an essential basis to the understanding and development of Marxist philosophy, and the struggles of a young-Hegelian in the nineteenth century.
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The world of the Young Hegelians,
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This review is from: From Hegel to Marx: Studies in the Intellectual Development of Karl Marx (A Morningside Book) (Paperback)
This is still one of the most interesting treatments of the development of German classical philosophy from Hegel to Marx via the world of the Young Hegelians in the generation after the death of Hegel up to the revolutions of 1848. The string of remarkable figures, Strauss, Bauer, Ruge, Stirner, Hess, and Feuerbach, with whom Marx interacted needs a careful account from someone like Hook, although there have been a number of more recent accounts.
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NO TWO NAMES are at once so suggestive of both agreement and opposition as are the names Hegel and Marx. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- The Essence of Christianity (Great Books in Philosophy) by Ludwig Feuerbach on 11 pages
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- Karl Marx: Man and Fighter (Pelican) by Boris Nicolaievsky on 6 pages
- Collected Works V.38 Marx and Engels by Karl Marx on 4 pages
- Ludwig Feuerbach by F. Engels in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 35
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- Young Sidney Hook: Marxist and Pragmatist by Christopher Phelps on 13 pages
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- Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formations of Modern Social Thought by Kenneth Morrison on 6 pages
- Alienation: Marx's Conception of Man in a Capitalist Society (Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics) by Bertell Ollman on 5 pages
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