Rupert Woodfin

Was Marx himself a Marxist? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian? What did Marx really say? "Introducing Marxism" provides a fundamental account of Karl Marxs original philosophy, its roots in 19th century European ideology, his radical economic and social criticism of capitalism that inspired vast 20th century revolutions. It assesses Marxisms Russian disciples, Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin who forged a ruthless dogmatic Communism. The book examines the alternative Marxist approaches of Gramsci, the Frankfurt School of critical theory and the structuralist Marxism of Althusser in the 1960s. It marshals postmodern interpretations of Marxism and raises the spectre of post-Marxism in Derridas confrontation with Fukuyamas end of history doctrine.

Beautiful new edition of a classic comic-book introduction to Marxist thought. Karl Marx was one of the most influential thinkers of the late 19th century, inspiring revolutions and colossal political upheavals that have radically transformed the lives of millions of people and the geopolitical map of the entire world. But was he a Marxist himself? And how are his ideas still in play in todays society? Marxism: A Graphic Guide traces the story of Marxs original philosophy, from its roots in 19th-century European thinkers like Hegel, to its influence on modern-day culture. It looks at Marxisms Russian disciples, Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin, who forged a ruthless, dogmatic Communism, and the alternative Marxist approaches of Gramsci, the Frankfurt School of critical theory and the structuralist Marxism of Althusser in the 1960s. Rupert Woodfin and Oscar Zarates classic book, updated by Alex Locascio, explores the life, history, philosophy and politics of this most divisive of thinkers, and argues that Marxism remains a powerful set of ideas even today.

"Introducing Aristotle" guides the reader through an explosion of theories, from the establishment of systematic logic to the earliest rules of science. Aristotles authority extended beyond his own lifetime to influence fundamentally Islamic philosophy and medieval scholasticism. For fifteen centuries, he remained the paradigm of knowledge itself. But can Aristotelian realism still be used to underpin our conception of the world today?

Was Marx himself a ''Marxist''? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian? What did Marx really say? "Introducing Marxism" provides a fundamental account of Karl Marx''s original philosophy ¿Era marxista el propio Marx? ¿Fue traicionada su visionaria promesa de socialismo por la dictadura marxista? ¿Es el marxismo inevitablemente totalitario? ¿Que fue lo que dijo realmente Marx? "Introducing Marx" nos ofrece un sumario fundamental de la filosofia original de Marx.

Aristóteles (Grecia, 384-322 a.C.) era conocido como "el maestro de los que saben". Pensador fundacional en todos los campos del conocimiento, nadie superó -ni siquiera su maestro, Platón- su extraordinaria amplitud intelectual. ARISTOTELES PARA PRINCIPIANTES guia al lector a lo largo de un camino caracterizado por el estallido de nuevas teorias, desde la creacion de la logica sistematica hasta los comienzos rudimentarios de las leyes cientificas. Aristoteles no solo compuso la primera teoria de la estetica; desarrollo, ademas, una psicologia racional, una ciencia politica y un esbozo de sociologia. Su teoria de la etica basada en la virtud sigue debatiendose en nuestros dias. Sus aportes a la metafisica -a las cuestiones del ser, la existencia, la sustancia y la causalidad- continuan impregnando la filosofia moderna. Y ningun debate posmodernista cabal puede ignorar la repercusion que tuvieron sus indagaciones en la dialectica y la semiotica.

El libro recoge los puntos fundamentales de la filosofía de Marx y sus raíces en la ideología europea del siglo XIX, sus radicales críticas económicas y sociales del capitalismo qUe inspiraron las re