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    Marx: Philosophy in an Hour

    Written by Paul Strathern

    Narrated by Jonathan Keeble

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    About this audiobook

    Philosophy for busy people. Listen to this succinct account of the philosophy of Karl Marx in just one hour.

    Karl Marx's philosophical critique of capitalism and his solution of communism directly led to the formation of the communist state in the Soviet Union. Whilst this great venture has now all but completely failed, Marx’s philosophy has proved to be arguably the most influential of the twentieth century; the influence of Marxism can be seen in subjects as diverse as the infamous policies of Joseph Stalin to many of the progressive humanitarian reforms of the twentieth century.

    The audiobook is an expert account of Marx’s life and philosophical ideas – entertainingly written and above all easy listening. Also included are selections from Marx’s work, suggested further reading, and chronologies that place Marx in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJul 25, 2013
    ISBN9780007530663
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    Marx: Philosophy in an Hour
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    Paul Strathern

    Paul Strathern is a Somerset Maugham Award-winning novelist, and his nonfiction works include The Venetians, Death in Florence, The Medici, Mendeleyev's Dream, The Florentines, Empire, and The Borgias, all available from Pegasus Books. He lives in England.

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    • 3/5
      For a book on philosophy the book delved too much into Marx's personal life.

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    • 1/5
      More a condescending biography of Marx than an exposition of his thought. Almost as much time spent on explaining Marx's thought as on telling us that capitalism isn't as bad as Marx believed. Not that one needs to agree with Marx in order to write about him, but what I was looking for was a clear overview of key ideas and the reasoning behind them, and this is not what this book offers.

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