Karl Marx: His Life and Environment
Appearance
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Author | Isaiah Berlin |
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Language | English |
Subject | Karl Marx |
Published | 1939 (Thornton Butterworth) |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 222 (1995 edition) |
ISBN | 978-0195103267 |
Karl Marx: His Life and Environment is a 1939 biography of Karl Marx by Isaiah Berlin,[1] in which Berlin argues that Marx's system of thought depends upon indefensible metaphysical presuppositions.[2]
Scholarly reception
Berlin's style of writing has been praised by political scientist David McLellan,[1] and philosopher John Gray.[2]
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Gray, John (1995). Berlin. London: FontanaPress. ISBN 0-00-686244-6.
- McLellan, David (1995). Karl Marx: A Biography. London: Papermac. ISBN 0-333-63947-2.