Reviews for Karl Marx

The average rating for Karl Marx based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-01-31 00:00:00 Carl Olson Marx gets an A for ingenuity and incite into the human experience but an F for clarity and practical implications. IF you can get through the book without wondering if you retained an ounce of it, you can definitely find appreciation for his work. He speaks powerfully about the human experience-the experience of those forgotten in society because they are the masses, without wealth, means, or property. His passion and intelligence are ever present throughout the book and Megill's commentary saves the reader from needing to be as intelligent as Marx truly was. Unfortunately, the practical implications of this radical economic theory were rather devastating.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-26 00:00:00 Victoria Dunn The Cambridge Companion to Marx provides an overview of Marx's philosophy, his political writings and his influence on 19th and 20th Century philosophy and politics. The essays in the work touch on Marx's political and economic theories, take up questions of his influence, the deformation of his theory and critical re-assessments through the lens of feminism, critical theory and history. As a result, the reader gains access to Marx's thought and the key concepts that animate his philosophy and politics. The book provides insightful essays that will challenge and clarify Marx for any reader willing to approach this formidable thinker.