Breaking the bonds of fate : Epicurus and Marx /
"The immanent dialectic of the ancient Greek materialist philosopher, Epicurus (341-270 BCE), helped inspire the nineteenth-century ideas of Karl Marx, forming the subject of his doctoral dissertation. Marx's detailed study of Epicurus led him to develop his own materialist dialectic in di...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Monthly Review Press,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "The immanent dialectic of the ancient Greek materialist philosopher, Epicurus (341-270 BCE), helped inspire the nineteenth-century ideas of Karl Marx, forming the subject of his doctoral dissertation. Marx's detailed study of Epicurus led him to develop his own materialist dialectic in distinction to the idealist philosophy of G. W.F. Hegel. Until now, however, there has been no full scholarly treatment of the relation of Epicurus to Marx, paying equal attention to both thinkers and examining the long-term impact of Epicureanism on Marxist thought. Breaking the Bonds of Fate: Epicurus and Marx fills this gap"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 327 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781685901233 1685901239 |