Marx and Utopia
A Critique of the “Orthodox” View
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6238430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Nordahl (0000-0002-9550-3529, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 755-783 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s000842390005040x |
| OpenAlex | W2117289872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
The predominant view of Marx's communist society is that it is a form of Utopia in which there is complete social harmony, with no private space for individuals, no conflicts, and no politics. The author argues that this “orthodox” view is a misreading of Marx's works, especially of certain key early works. According to his interpretation, in Marx's communist society there is private space, private/particular interests, controversy, politics, and rights. The author discusses the major theoretical/ methodological errors of the “orthodox” interpretation, such as interpreting key statements by Marx at the wrong level of generality
Communism · Economics · Epistemology · Generality · Harmony (color · Interpretation (philosophy · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Private space · Social harmony · Social science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Utopia · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
Marx's Vision of communism a reconstruction
Hegel's Political Philosophy
Marx, The Division of Labor, and Human Nature
Hegel's Political Philosophy
The Political Ideas of Marx and Engels
The Political Ideas of Marx and Engels
Marx's Critique of Politics 1842–1847
Marx's Ethics of Freedom
Marxism, Socialism, Freedom
Critique of Hegel’s ‘Philosophy of Right’
Hegel
Marx's Critique of Politics 1842-1847
Marx on Moral Commentary
Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
The Formation of the Marxian Revolutionary Idea
Karl Marx on Democracy, Participation, Voting, and Equality
Distinction between Public and Private Life Marx on the zōon politikon
The Illusion of the Epoch
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |