Recent interpretations of Karl Marx's social theory. An essay on Habermas, Cohen and Elster.

Autor/in	Hwang, Richard Ruey-Chyi
Titel	Recent interpretations of Karl Marx's social theory. An essay on Habermas, Cohen and Elster. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Neue Interpretationen der Marxschen Sozialtheorie. Ein Essay über Habermas, Cohen und Elster.
Quelle	Frankfurt, Main: P. Lang (2006), 143 S.Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe 31, Politikwissenschaft. 531
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISSN	0721-3654
ISBN	3-631-53449-3
Schlagwörter	Vergleich; Gesellschaft; Methodologischer Individualismus; Rational-Choice-Theorie; Spieltheorie; Lernprozess; Evolution; Geschichtsbild; Historischer Materialismus; Marxismus; Kapitalismus; Produktivkraft; Analyse; Interpretation; Kritik; Paradigma; Produktion; Theorie; Althusser, Louis; Habermas, Jürgen; Marx, Karl
Abstract	"This book seeks, on the one hand, to examine Habermas' work on the reconstruction of historical materialism and Cohen's and Elster's analyses of the topic; on the other, to compare, contrast, and criticize their work. They respond to the political and theoretical crises of contemporary Marxism. Habermas' response is to overcome economism and to stress normative structure and communication; Cohen's reaction is to go back to the orthodoxy of Marxism with analytical philosophy; and Elster reacts by re-analyzing Marxian basic concepts with the analytical tools of the modern social sciences. In short, they all acknowledge the continual relevance of Marxism, but also state that Marxism in general or historical materialism in particular, needs revision in various ways." (author's abstract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2007/3