{"product_id":"the-concept-of-nature-in-marx-isbn-9781781681473","title":"The Concept of Nature in Marx","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe Concept of Nature in Marx\u003c\/i\u003e, Alfred Schmidt examines humanity’s relation to the natural world as understood by the great philosopher-economist Karl Marx, who wrote that human beings are ‘part of Nature yet able to stand over against it; and this partial separation from Nature is itself part of their nature’. In Marx, industry and science are the mediation between historical man and external nature, leading either to reconciliation or mutual annihilation. Schmidt explores this tension between man and nature in Marx and shows how his understanding of nature is reflected in the work of writers such as Bertolt Brecht, Walter Benjamin and Ernst Bloch.“A subtle and scholarly treatment of Marx’s materialism. Schmidt’s work can be recommended as the best treatment of this much misunderstood topic ... Essential reading.”—David McLellan, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Refreshingly free from dictatorial intellectualism ... An exciting scholar.”—\u003ci\u003eRadical Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Unexpected popular relevance today when a whole new generation is beginning to ask fundamental questions about man’s relationship to nature.”—\u003ci\u003eNew Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e was a German social scientist and the author of \u003ci\u003eHistory and Structure: An Essay on Hegelian-Marxist and Structuralist Theories of History\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44865039335653,"sku":"NP9781781681473","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781681473.jpg?v=1767738807","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-concept-of-nature-in-marx-isbn-9781781681473","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}