Karl marx and the philosophy of PRAXIS

In this major new study, Gavin Kitching builds on recent scholarship on Marx and Wittgenstein to provide an incisive, readable account and critique of the whole of Marx's work. He presents the philosophical, economic, and political Marx as one thinker, and argues that the key to understanding Marx is his commitment to a 'philosophy of praxis'. This sees thought as just a part of that purposive activity (or praxis) which distinguishes human beings from other creatures.

Karl Marx and the Philosophy of Praxis is the first book to analyse all of Marx's thought from a Wittgensteinian perspective; in doing so, it clarifies and deepens our understanding of Marx to the benefit of the beginning student and the more advanced scholar alike. Written by a social scientist with extensive experience of applying Marx's ideas to both industrialized and underdeveloped societies, it is designed especially with the concerns of social science students in view, although it will also be of interest to historians and philosophers.