The young Marx and the limits of modern politics

Authors

  • Renato Almeida de Oliveira

Keywords:

Modern state. Politic emancipation. Human emancipation. Karl Marx.

Abstract

This text presents some fundamental ideas of the young Marx, which are related to his criticism of the modern view of emancipation. It will be pointed out that Marx believes that the representative system of modernity warps politics, shapes the state as the committee of the bourgeoisie, which privileges its own interests to the detriment of citizens.

Author Biography

Renato Almeida de Oliveira

Mestrando em Filosofia, Universidade Federal do Ceará/Funcap/Procad UFC - PUCRS.

Published

2009-01-01

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