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2353Marxism and materialism: a study in Marxist theory of knowledgeHumanities Press. 1979.Argument that Marx has a realist ontology and a correspondence theory of truth. His views are compared to both Hegel's and Kant's. This interpretation departs from more Hegelian, 'idealist' interpretations that often rely on misunderstanding some of the work of the early Marx. There is also a discussion and partial defence of Lenin's Materialism and Empirio-Criticism.
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913Karl MarxIn Anthony O'Hear (ed.), German Philosophy Since Kant, Cambridge University Press. pp. 65-79. 1999.Although it was, until recently, unfashionable in certain circles to say this, Marx was not a philosopher in any interesting sense. He was a social theorist. As social theory, I am thinking primarily of two areas : the methodology of social inquiry, and its metaphysical presuppositions, and normative philosophy
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72Explanation (edited book)Oxford University Press. 1993.The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to the university student or the general reader. The editor of each volume contributes an introductory essay on the items chosen and on the questions with which they deal. A selective bibliography is appended as a guide to further reading. This volume presents a selection of the most importan…Read more
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1145Beyond Supervenience and ConstructionJournal of Social Ontology 1 (1): 121-141. 2014.If reduction of the social to the physical fail, what options remain for understanding their relationship? Two such options are supervenience and constructivism. Both are vitiated by a similar fault. So the choices are limited: reduction after all, or emergence.
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Birkbeck, University of LondonDepartment of PhilosophyEmeritus Professor, Honorary Research Fellow
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Areas of Specialization
| Metaphysics |
| Philosophy of Action |
| Philosophy of Social Science |
Areas of Interest
| Metaphysics |
| Philosophy of Action |
| Philosophy of Social Science |