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Individual and society in Marx and Hegel: Beyond the communitarian critique of liberalism

Sayers, Sean (2007) Individual and society in Marx and Hegel: Beyond the communitarian critique of liberalism. Science & Society, 71 (1). pp. 84-102. ISSN 0036-8237. (doi:10.1521/siso.2007.71.1.84) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:2296)

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Abstract

Marx's concepts of individual and society have their roots in Hegel's philosophy. Like recent communitarian philosophers, both Marx and Hegel reject the idea that the individual is an atomic entity, an idea that runs through liberal social philosophy and classical economics. Human productive activity is essentially social. However, Marx shows that the liberal concepts of individuality and society are not simply philosophical errors; they are products and expressions of the social alienation of free market conditions. Marx's theory develops from Hegel's account of "civil society," and uses a framework of historical development similar to Hegel's. However, Marx uses the concept of alienation to criticize the liberal, communitarian and Hegelian conceptions of modern society and to envisage a form of individuality and community that lies beyond them.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1521/siso.2007.71.1.84
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Suzanne Duffy
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2008 16:52 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:41 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/2296 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Sayers, Sean.

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