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Marx and subsequent Marxists have often been chided for paying insufficient attention to purely moral and ethical questions. Constructing Marxist Ethics Critique, Normativity, Praxis brings together leading Marxist thinkers from various fields to lay these charges to rest. Does Marxism posses an ethical impulse? Is there a moral foundation that underpins the Marxist critique of capitalism and the vision for socialism? These essays, each from different vantage points, respond affirmatively to these questions and each examine what kind of values should be at the heart of the Marxian enterprise. Contributors are: Dan Albanese, Paul Blackledge, Bob Cannon, Tony Burns, Ian Fraser, Ruth Groff, Wadood Hamad, Christoph Henning, Peter Hudis, Lauren Langman, George E. McCarthy, Sean Sayers, Michael J. Thompson, and Lawrence Wilde

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Author:   Michael J. Thompson
Publisher:   Haymarket Books
Imprint:   Haymarket Books
Volume:   74
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781608466412

ISBN 10:   1608466418
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   01 March 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction PART I: MARXIST HUMANISM AND ETHICAL MODELS 1. The Marxian Roots of Radical Humanism Lawrence Wilde 2. The Idea of the “Struggle for Recognition” in the Ethical Thought of the Young Marx and its Relevance Today Tony Burns 3. Political Economy and the Normative: Marx on Human Nature and the Quest for Dignity Lauren Langman and Dan Albanese 4. Art as Ethics: The Aesthetic Self Ian Fraser PART II: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON RIGHTS AND JUSTICE 5. Reclaiming Marx: Principles of Justice as a Critical Foundation in Moral Realism Wadood Y. Hamad 6. Marx as a Critic of Liberalism Sean Sayers 7. Marx, Modernity and Human Rights Bob Cannon 8. Last of the Schoolmen: Natural Law and Social Justice in Karl Marx George E. McCarthy PART III: TOWARD A THEORY OF MARXIST ETHICS 9. Philosophical Foundations for a Marxian Ethics Michael J. Thompson 10. Political Economy with Perfectionist Premises: Three Types of Criticism in Marx Christoph Henning 11. G.A. Cohen and the Limits of Analytical Marxism Paul Blackledge 12. On the Ethical Contours of Thin Aristotelian Marxism Ruth Groff 13. The Ethical Implications of Marx’s Concept of a Post-Capitalist Society Peter Hudis Index

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Michael J. Thompson, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science, William Paterson University, USA

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