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Friedrich Engels and the Dialectics of Nature
Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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90,94 € |
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| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan |
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| Veröffentl.: | 27.01.2020 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783030343354 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
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<div>Reading different or controversial intentions into Marx and Engels’ works has been a common but somewhat unquestioned practice in the history of Marxist scholarship. Engels’ <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>, a torso for some and a great book for others, is a case in point. The entire Engels debate separates into two opposite views: Engels the contaminator of Marx’s “new materialism” vs. Engels the self-educated genius of dialectical materialism. What Engels, unlike Marx, has not enjoyed so far is a critical reading that considers the relationship between different layers of this standard text: authorial, textual, editorial, and interpretational. Informed by a historical hermeneutic, this book questions the elements that structure the debate on the <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>. It analyzes different political and philosophical functions attached to Engels’ text, and relocates the meaning of the term “dialectics” into a more precise context. Arguing that Engels’ dialectics is less complete than we usually think it is but that he achieved more than most scholars would like to admit, this book fully documents and critically analyzes Engels’ intentions and concerns in the <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>, the process of writing, and its reception and edition history in order to reconstruct the solved and unsolved philosophical problems in this unfinished work.<br></div>
1. Introduction: Neue Engels-Lektüre.- 2. After Engels, After Marx.- 3. The Origins of the Engels Debate.- 4. <i>Dialectics of Nature</i> between Politics and Philosophy.- 5. Dialectics in <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>.- 6. Conclusion: What is Dialectics of Nature?. <div><br></div>
<b>Kaan Kangal</b> is Associate Professor at the Center for Studies of Marxist Social Theory, Department of Philosophy, Nanjing University, China.
Reading different or controversial intentions into Marx and Engels’ works has been a common but somewhat unquestioned practice in the history of Marxist scholarship. Engels’ <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>, a torso for some and a great book for others, is a case in point. The entire Engels debate separates into two opposite views: Engels the contaminator of Marx’s “new materialism” vs. Engels the self-educated genius of dialectical materialism. What Engels, unlike Marx, has not enjoyed so far is a critical reading that considers the relationship between different layers of this standard text: authorial, textual, editorial, and interpretational. Informed by a historical hermeneutic, this book questions the elements that structure the debate on the <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>. It analyzes different political and philosophical functions attached to Engels’ text, and relocates the meaning of the term “dialectics” into a more precise context. Arguing that Engels’ dialectics is less complete than we usually think it is but that he achieved more than most scholars would like to admit, this book fully documents and critically analyzes Engels’ intentions and concerns in the <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>, the process of writing, and its reception and edition history in order to reconstruct the solved and unsolved philosophical problems in this unfinished work.<div><br></div><div><b>Kaan Kangal</b> is Associate Professor at the Center for Studies of Marxist Social Theory, Department of Philosophy, Nanjing University, China.<br></div>
Provides a comprehensive overview of the century-long Engels debate Includes text-analysis of Marx’s and Engels’ dialectical terminology Develops a new theoretical practice of reading Engels’ dialectics
<p>“The challenge today remains to develop a theory of knowledge that makes it possible to understand and through practice, change the world in ways that take humanity forward beyond capitalism and the political system that sustains it. Despite its limitations, Kangal’s contribution is welcome as a challenge to develop the content and value of Engels’ work for revolutionary purposes.” (Corinna Lotz, Real Democracy Movement) </p>
<p>“This book gives a detailed analysis of Engels’ <i>Dialectics of Nature</i> and the fullest and best account that I have seen of the controversies that have swirled around it and Engels’ philosophy more generally. It covers debates in the English, German and Russian literature. Remarkably comprehensive. A unique and invaluable resource.” (Sean Sayers, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Kent, UK)</p>
<p>“Why has a text on philosophy and the natural sciences written in the 19th century generated so much controversy for so many decades? Kaan Kangal surveys the battlefield in a thorough, lively and insightful way. He takes on those who have been there before him and puts forth his own fresh perspective on it all.” (Helena Sheehan, Emeritus Professor, Dublin City University, Ireland)</p>
“Kaan Kangal’s book is an indispensable resource for understanding and evaluating Frederick Engels’ philosophy of nature, his views about dialectics, and their relation to Marx’s ideas. The heart of the book is a deep exploration of Engels’ intentions, arguments, ambiguities and contradictions, as expressed in his unfinished <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>, a ‘book’ assembled and reassembled by others. Especially valuable are Kangal’s account of Engels’ different, overlapping projects and his complex relationships with Hegel, Kant and Aristotle.” (Thomas Weston, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, San Diego State University, USA)<p></p>
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<p>“This book gives a detailed analysis of Engels’ <i>Dialectics of Nature</i> and the fullest and best account that I have seen of the controversies that have swirled around it and Engels’ philosophy more generally. It covers debates in the English, German and Russian literature. Remarkably comprehensive. A unique and invaluable resource.” (Sean Sayers, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Kent, UK)</p>
<p>“Why has a text on philosophy and the natural sciences written in the 19th century generated so much controversy for so many decades? Kaan Kangal surveys the battlefield in a thorough, lively and insightful way. He takes on those who have been there before him and puts forth his own fresh perspective on it all.” (Helena Sheehan, Emeritus Professor, Dublin City University, Ireland)</p>
“Kaan Kangal’s book is an indispensable resource for understanding and evaluating Frederick Engels’ philosophy of nature, his views about dialectics, and their relation to Marx’s ideas. The heart of the book is a deep exploration of Engels’ intentions, arguments, ambiguities and contradictions, as expressed in his unfinished <i>Dialectics of Nature</i>, a ‘book’ assembled and reassembled by others. Especially valuable are Kangal’s account of Engels’ different, overlapping projects and his complex relationships with Hegel, Kant and Aristotle.” (Thomas Weston, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, San Diego State University, USA)<p></p>
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