Tag Archives: Marx

Žižek and world economy, reconsidered

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Mike

Upon reading Stefan Sullivan’s Marxism for a Post-Communist Society years ago, I was somewhat excited by the work, not so much for Sullivan’s basic conclusions (including his assertion that it is necessary to separate those like Luxemburg and Lenin from … Continue reading →

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Scholarly scribbles: “Capital: Volume One”

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Mike

I recently decided to undertake a serious and close study of Marx’s Capital (vol. I), using a few additional texts and David Harvey’s acclaimed online course to supplement my reading. Although I already had a few copies of the book … Continue reading →

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The Struggle Between the Theory of Classes and the Theory of Human Nature in Literature and Art

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Mike

Below is an original, annotated transcription of Su Hsi’s 1972 article “The Struggle Between the Theory of Classes and the Theory of Human Nature in Literature and Art” from Peking Review, Vol. 15, No 23; June 9, 1972 (available in … Continue reading →

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To Ludwig Feuerbach in Bruckberg

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Mike

Recently, while in the course of closely re-reading and studying Karl Marx’s 1843 letter to Arnold Ruge (commonly referred to as “For a Ruthless Critique of Everything Existing,” I came upon a rare gem in the form of one of … Continue reading →

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