Elster (1999): An Introduction to Karl Marx

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1986

Marx, Karl (1818-1883); Lehrbuch/Übersicht/Einführung; Philosophie; Politische Ökonomie; Methode und Methodologie/Logisch-Historisch/Wissenschaftstheorie

1. Overview 1
Introduction 1
Marx: Life and Writings 5
Marx and Engels 11
Marxism after Marx 12
Editions of Marx's Writings 17
Bibliography 19
2. Marxist Methodology 21
Introduction 21
Methodological Individualism 22
Marxism and Rational Choice 25
Functional Explanation in Marxism 31
Dialectics 34
Bibliography 39
3. Alienation 41
Introduction 41
Alienation: Lack of Self-realization 43
Alienation: Lack of Autonomy 49
Alienation: The Rule of Capital over Labor 54
Fetishism 56
Bibliography 58
4. Marxian Economics 60
Introduction 60
The Labor Theory of Value 63
Reproduction. Accumulation. and Technical Change 70
Crisis Theory 74
Bibliography 78