The Concept of Nature in Marx

The Concept of Nature in Marx (German: Der Begriff der Natur in der Lehre von Marx) is a 1962 book by the philosopher Alfred Schmidt. First published in English in 1971, it is a classic account of Karl Marx's ideas about nature.[1]

The Concept of Nature in Marx
Cover of the first edition
AuthorAlfred Schmidt
Original titleDer Begriff der Natur in der Lehre von Marx
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
SubjectKarl Marx
Published
  • 1962 (in German)
  • 1971 (in English)
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN978-1781681473
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Summary

The critic Terry Eagleton summarizes Schmidt as arguing that, according to Marx, "Human beings are part of Nature yet able to stand over against it; and this partial separation from Nature is itself part of their nature."[2]

Reception

The Concept of Nature in Marx has been seen as a classic work.[1] The philosopher Herbert Marcuse offers a discussion of the role of nature in Marxist philosophy informed by Schmidt's work in his Counterrevolution and Revolt (1972).[3] The political scientist David McLellan describes The Concept of Nature in Marx as, "an important and well-documented consideration of the importance of Marx's materialism."[4]

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References
  1. Eagleton 2012. p. 248.
  2. Eagleton 2012. p. 233.
  3. Marcuse 1972. p. 62.
  4. McLellan 1995. p. 446.

Bibliography
Books
  • Eagleton, Terry (2012). Why Marx Was Right. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18153-1.
  • Marcuse, Herbert (1972). Counterrevolution and Revolt. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-1533-9.
  • McLellan, David (1995). Karl Marx: A Biography. London: Papermac. ISBN 978-0-333-63947-4.
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