{"product_id":"the-great-philosophers-marx-paperback","title":"The Great Philosophers: Marx - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'We are free when, like artists, we produce without the goad of physical necessity' Karl Marx\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Marx, freedom entailed release from commercial labour. In this highly engaging account, Eagleton outlines the relationship between production, labour and ownership which lie at the core of Marx's thinking. Marx's utopia was a place in which labour is increasingly automated, emancipating the wealth of sensuous individual development so that 'savouring a peach [is an aspect] of our self-actualisation as much as building dams or churning out coat-hangers'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining extracts from Marx's revolutionary philosophy, along with insightful analysis, this is the perfect guide to one of the world's greatest thinkers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed literary scholar and cultural theorist Terry Eagleton is Professor of Cultural Theory at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University, and Distinguished Visiting Professor of English Literature at Notre Dame. Eagleton is the author of many books including \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet Violence: The Idea of the Tragic\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling text \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrouble with Strangers: A Study of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy Marx Was Right.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 6.85 x 4.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159422734471,"sku":"9781474616744","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7d613ea91f8cc5f4e8664511cab99859.webp?v=1733266443","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-great-philosophers-marx-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}