The birth of Marx’s poetic philosophy and its intention – revaluation of Marx’s early poetry and its significance
Y. LI
PhD in political philosophy, Vice Dean, School of Marxism, Peking University, Pekin, P.R. China
PhD in political philosophy, Vice Dean, School of Marxism, Peking University, Pekin, P.R. China
TERRA ECONOMICUS, 2016, Vol. 14 (no. 4),
The poetic works by young Karl Marx has long been neglected in modern academic fields and studies on Marxism. Normally, most scholars view these poems as love poetry which bears nothing more than adolescent impulsion and thirst for love. Not only the motif is dull and singular but also the significance is narrow. This paper retorts the prejudice on Marx’s poetry and expounds on the poetic theme and philosophical or even political economic significance of these early poems, believing in the continuation of romantic influence and transition on young Marx and his philosophical care revealed in these poems and thereof the political economic perspectives of the undergoing production system and social relations of capitalist society he lived in. In brief, Karl Marx has exhibited humanitarian ethos, critical thinking and aesthetic consciousness in his poems which serve as the best evidence of the origin of his poetic philosophy and political economy. In these poems, Karl Marx’s sensible intelligence paves the way for his philosophical thinking and political economic perspective in his coming research and investigation in philosophy and political economy of human society.
Keywords: Karl Marx; poetic philosophy; political economy
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Publisher: Southern Federal University
Founder: Southern Federal University
ISSN: 2073-6606
Founder: Southern Federal University
ISSN: 2073-6606