Marx and Contemporary Critical Theory, 1st ed. 2020 The Philosophy of Real Abstraction Marx, Engels, and Marxisms Series

This edited volume brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to explore the traces of the idea of ?Real Abstraction? in Marx?s thought from the early to late writings, as well as the theoretical and practical consequences of this notion in the capitalist social system. Divided into two main parts, Part One reconstructs Marx?s notion of ?Real Abstraction? and the influences of earlier thinkers (Berkley, Petty, Franklin, Feuerbach, Hegel) on his thoughts, as well as the further elaborations of this concept in later Marxist thinkers (Sohn-Rethel, Lukács, Lefebvre, Adorno and Postone). Part Two then considers the reverberations of the notion in the field of critical theory from a more abstract critique of capitalist social relations, to a more concrete understanding of historical movements. Taken together, the chapters in this volume offer a focused look at the concept of ?Real Abstraction? in Marx.

Showcases an international and collective effort to reckon with the theoretical problems surrounding the idea of Real Abstraction

Considers the relationship between the idea of Real Abstraction and the theory of knowledge

Offers an in-depth look at Real Abstraction as a key to the understanding of late capitalism