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Author | Alfred Schmidt |
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Original title | Der Begriff der Natur in der Lehre von Marx |
Language | German |
Subject | Karl Marx |
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Publication place | Germany |
Media type | Print ( Hardcover and Paperback) |
ISBN | 978-1781681473 |
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The Concept of Nature in Marx ( German: Der Begriff der Natur in der Lehre von Marx) is a 1962 book by the philosopher Alfred Schmidt. First published in English in 1971, it is a classic account of Karl Marx's ideas about nature. [1]
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The critic Terry Eagleton summarizes Schmidt as arguing that, according to Marx, "Human beings are part of Nature yet able to stand over against it; and this partial separation from Nature is itself part of their nature." [2]
The Concept of Nature in Marx has been seen as a classic work. [1] The philosopher Herbert Marcuse offers a discussion of the role of nature in Marxist philosophy informed by Schmidt's work in his Counterrevolution and Revolt (1972). [3] The political scientist David McLellan describes The Concept of Nature in Marx as, "an important and well-documented consideration of the importance of Marx's materialism." [4]
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quality standards. (January 2017) |
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Author | Alfred Schmidt |
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Original title | Der Begriff der Natur in der Lehre von Marx |
Language | German |
Subject | Karl Marx |
Published |
|
Publication place | Germany |
Media type | Print ( Hardcover and Paperback) |
ISBN | 978-1781681473 |
Part of a series on the |
Frankfurt School |
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The Concept of Nature in Marx ( German: Der Begriff der Natur in der Lehre von Marx) is a 1962 book by the philosopher Alfred Schmidt. First published in English in 1971, it is a classic account of Karl Marx's ideas about nature. [1]
![]() | This section may require
cleanup to meet Wikipedia's
quality standards. The specific problem is: Section is currently based on a secondary source discussing the work. It should be based principally on the book itself. (June 2018) |
The critic Terry Eagleton summarizes Schmidt as arguing that, according to Marx, "Human beings are part of Nature yet able to stand over against it; and this partial separation from Nature is itself part of their nature." [2]
The Concept of Nature in Marx has been seen as a classic work. [1] The philosopher Herbert Marcuse offers a discussion of the role of nature in Marxist philosophy informed by Schmidt's work in his Counterrevolution and Revolt (1972). [3] The political scientist David McLellan describes The Concept of Nature in Marx as, "an important and well-documented consideration of the importance of Marx's materialism." [4]