Opening book details…
Can I read The History of philosophy : a marxist perspective on EtoBox?
The History of philosophy : a marxist perspective by Alan Woods is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The History of philosophy : a marxist perspective about?
A Marxist approach to the History of Philosophy Alan Woods outlines the development of philosophy from the ancient Greeks, all the way through to Marx and Engels who brought together the best of previous thinking to produce the Marxist philosophical outlook, which looks at the real material world, not as a static immovable reality, but one that is constantly changing and moving according to laws that can be discovered. It is this method which allows Marxists to look at how things were, how they have become and how they are most likely going to be in the future, in a long process which started with the early primitive humans in their struggles for survival, through to the emergence of class societies, all as part of a process towards greater and greater knowledge of the world we live in. This long historical process eventually created the material conditions which allow for an end to class divisions and the flowering of a new society where humans will achieve true freedom, where no human will exploit another, no human will oppress another. Here we see how philosophy becomes an indispensable tool in the struggle for the revolutionary transformation of society.
Who reads The History of philosophy : a marxist perspective?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alan Woods
- Publisher
- Wellred Books
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781913026240
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, Social Science, History
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (27 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
More by Alan Woods
Browse all works by Alan Woods
Similar books
- Reader in Marxist Philosophy : from the Writings of Marx, Engels and Lenin — Howard Selsam; Harry Martel; Vladimir Illich Lenin; Karl Marx; Friedrich Engels (2010)
- Reflections on the Marxist Theory of History — Paul Blackledge (2013)
- Polemics in Marxist Philosophy — George Edward Novack (1978)
- A Short History of German Philosophy — Vittorio Hösle, Steven Rendall (2016)
- How to Be a Marxist in Philosophy — Louis Althusser; G M Goshgarian; ProQuest (Firm) (2017)
- A Marxist Philosophy of Language — Jean-Jacques Lecercle (2006)