Hegel and Marx : : The Concept of Need / / Ian Fraser.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Fraser, Ian,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Acknowledgements --; List of Figures --; List of Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1 The concept of need --; 2 Hegel, Marx, dialectic and form --; 3 Needs in Hegel's System of Ethical Life --; 4 Needs in Hegel's Philosophy of Right --; 5 Hegel's aesthetic need --; 6 Marx and the need-form --; 7 Marx and higher needs --; 8 Hegel, Marx and the need-form --; 9 Political implications of the need-form --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780585086828; 9783110780475
• DOI: 10.1515/9780585086828
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Ian Fraser.

This text introduces the concept of need as viewed by Hegel and Marx, and places it within the context of modern need theories and theorists. The book works through key texts, including Hegel's Philosophy of Right and Marx's Capital, and discusses the theory in relation to Soviet Communism and social democracy. Covers key texts by Hegel and Marx studied by undergraduates on political theory courses Looks at political implications for modern need theory Accessible: author makes good use of textual evidence Need theory is a major element of modern social theory