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| OBJECTIVES
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| General objective: to introduce the keys and problems of the thought of Marx and our Marxism. Purpose of the various papers: 1st presentation. Explain the break with Hegelian philosophy; Explain the development of his conception of "praxis" or practice, synthesized in the "Theses".
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| 2nd presentation. Explaining how criticism of religions and speculative, abstract thinking are Marx's precondition for all criticism; Explain the next step in denying religions: the critique of really existing social relations.
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| 3º presentation. Explain in advance some specific elements of Marx's critique of the capitalist mode of production.
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| PRESENTATION AND READINGS
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| 1 st presentation. Marx, his time and the break with the Left Hegelians.
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| 1st part - Biographical notes of Marx.
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| Compulsory reading.
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| * Ernest Mandel, [http://www.marxists.org/archive/mandel/19xx/marx-hist/app.htm The Place of Marxism in History, "Appendices": "The Eight Main Periods of the “History” of Marx" and "A Few Events of Marx’s Time"], IIRE, Amsterdam, 1983
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| * Marx, 1845; Theses On Feuerbach [https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/theses/theses.htm]
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| 2nd Presentation. From the critique of religions to political economy
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| 1st part-Marx, critic of religion.
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| Two basic readings.
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| * Marx, 1843, A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right. Introduction [https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1843/critique-hpr/intro.htm]
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| 2nd part-Developing a materialist conception of history.
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| Basic reading * Marx, 1859, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy [https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1859/critique-pol-economy/preface.htm]
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| 3º Presentation. Criticism of political economy.
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| Only part- fundamental elements of political economy.
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| Basic Reading
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| * Ernest Mandel, 1967, An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory [https://www.ernestmandel.org/en/works/txt/1967/intromarxisteconomic/1.htm]
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| Reading to expand:
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| * Ernest Mandel, 1990, Marx’s Labour Theory of Value [https://www.marxists.org/archive/mandel/19xx/marx/ch04.htm]
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