Minor Works of Marx

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Karl Marx

2024年5月 · The Collected Works of Marx 第 7 本图书 · Marchen

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Collected in this volume are the lesser-known yet pivotal writings of Karl Marx, composed between 1842 and 1865, presented in newly translated and unabridged form from original manuscripts, including fragments previously unpublished or unavailable in English. These texts span Marx’s early engagement with the legal and political structures of Prussia, his maturing critique of theology and liberalism, and his later interventions in the transatlantic debates on labor, war, and emancipation. Though written in response to specific events and contexts, they each illuminate the evolving logic of Marx’s thought, from philosophical polemic to historical materialist analysis, and from satirical commentary to terse theoretical formulation. They offer a rare window into the intellectual restlessness and rhetorical precision that undergird even Marx’s occasional writings.

Among these texts are his early protests against Prussian censorship and juridical formalism, his devastating rebuke of religious and civil emancipation in On the Jewish Question, and his Theses on Feuerbach, the compressed aphorisms in which Marx’s new materialist position breaks definitively with contemplative philosophy. Also included is his 1846 letter to Abraham Lincoln, a politically charged yet diplomatic address that intertwines European socialism with American anti-slavery struggle, and the tract Wage, Price, and Profit, which distills complex economic argument into accessible polemic during the heat of working-class agitation. Despite their brevity, these works retain the structural imprint of dialectical method and reveal, behind the clarity of their prose, a consistent impulse to demystify metaphysical categories through historical determination. This volume gathers the scattered clues of a lifelong effort to bind philosophy to politics, and thought to action.

1842 Remarks on the new Prussian censorship instruction

1842 The Proceedings of the 6th Rhenish Parliament

1842 The Philosophical Manifesto of the Historical School of Law

1844 On the Jewish Question

1845 Theses on Feuerbach

1846 To Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America

1865 Wage, Price, Profit

This modern Critical Reader’s Edition includes an illuminating afterword tracing Marx’s intellectual relationships with revolutionary thinkers and philosophers (including Hegel, Feuerbach, Engels, and Ricardo), containing unique research into his ideological development and economic-metaphysical theories, a comprehensive timeline of his life and works, a glossary of Marxist terminology, and a detailed index of all of Marx’s writings. This professional translation renders Marx’s dense, dialectical prose into modern language to preserve the original force and precision of the text. Combined with the scholarly amplifying material, this edition is an indispensable exploration of Marx’s classic works and his enduring Hegelian-Protestant influence in the political, religious, economic, and philosophical spheres.

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Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher, economist and revolutionary whose ideas have had a profound influence on political theory, economics and social science. Along with Friedrich Engels, Marx developed the theory of historical materialism, arguing that economic structures fundamentally shape social development. His seminal works, The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, criticise the capitalist system, arguing that it leads to class struggle and the exploitation of the working class. Marx envisioned a society in which class distinctions would dissolve, culminating in a classless, stateless society. His theories laid the foundations for various socialist and communist movements, influencing world politics and inspiring revolutions. Although controversial, Marx's analysis of capitalism and advocacy of social justice continue to be studied and debated, making him one of the most influential thinkers in modern history.