Activity in Marx’s Philosophy

Livergood, Norman D. Activity in Marx’s Philosophy. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1967. First edition. Quarto. XII, 109, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers. Publisher’s logo on title page. This remarkable essay is an investigation of the bearing of Marx’s principle of activity on his materialism, his epistemology, and his conception of philosophy. The book includes the first complete English translation of Marx’s doctoral dissertation, “The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature.” In his dissertation, Marx saw his mission as the transposition into practice of the whole order of things which Aristotle and Hegel had reserved to the theoretical intellect. Spine and edges of wrappers slightly age-toned. Wraps in overall good+, interior in very good condition. vg. Softcover. (31237) $75