The Young Hegelians and Karl Marx

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The Young Hegelians and Karl Marx
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Cover of the 1980 Macmillan Press edition
Author David McLellan
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Subject Karl Marx
Publisher Macmillan Publishers
Publication date
1969
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages170
ISBN 978-0333087886

The Young Hegelians and Karl Marx is a 1969 book by the political scientist David McLellan.

Summary

McLellan examines the transformations of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's thought by the Young Hegelians, [1] and the influence of their social and political views on Karl Marx. [2]

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References

  1. Singer, Peter (2001). Hegel: A Very Short Introduction . New York: Oxford University Press. p.  125. ISBN   0-19-280197-X.
  2. McLellan, David (1995). Karl Marx: A Biography. London: Papermac. p. 444. ISBN   0-333-63947-2.