,REVIEW3 ,M>X BE=E ,M>XISM BY ,DAVID ,MC,LELLAN 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

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,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,MICAH ,MU]1 #b#a#h4 

,M>X ,BE=E ,M>XISM1 BY ,DAVID ,MC,LELLAN4 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,H>P] @& ,R[1 #a#i#g4 @s#f4#e4 ,PP4 #b#c#c4 

,H]E IS ANO!R ADDITION TO ! VA/ LIT]ATURE DEVOT$ TO ! Y\NG 
,M>X & HIS RELATION%IP TO ! MATURE ,M>X ( ,CAPITAL--A 
SUBJECT :I* HAS AGITAT$ ACADEMIC ,M>XISM DUR+ ! LA/ DECADE4 
,MC,LELLAN (F]S AS JU/IFICATION = HIS BOOK ! CLAIM ?AT PREVI\S 
9T]PRETATIONS ( ,M>X'S E>LY WRIT+S SUFF]$ FROM ONE OR ANO!R 
BIAS1 :]EAS HIS [N EXPOSITION IS PRES5T$ 0AS NEUTRALLY AS 
POSSIBLE40 ,HE PRES5TS !SE WRIT+S 09 !IR HI/ORICAL CONTEXT10 
:I* HAS ( C\RSE BE5 EXT5SIVELY DEALT ) BY O!R AU?ORS AS WELL 
& :I* DOES NOT RELEASE HIM FROM ANSW]+ ! QUE/ION ( :E!R 
!RE IS A DECISIVE DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! Y\NG & ! OLD ,M>X4 ,HE 
CONCLUDES 9 ! 5D ?AT !RE IS NO DIFF]5CE BECAUSE ,M>X REMA9$ A 
,HEGELIAN ?R\<\T HIS LIFE1 AS DEMON/RAT$ BY HIS ,GRUNDRISSE 
D] ,KRITIK D] ,POLITIS*5 ,OKONOMIE4 

,MC,LELLAN (F]S US1 ONCE MORE1 ! SOCIAL & CULTURAL CONDITIONS 
UND] :I* ,M>X GREW UP1 HIS FAMILY RELATIONS & HIS E>LY 
9TELLECTUAL PURSUITS1 P>TICUL>LY HIS CONV]SION TO ,HEGELIANISM4 ,FROM 
?IS CONV]SION1 & ) ! AID ( ,FEU]BA*1 ,M>X SOON TURN$ 9TO A 
CRITIC ( ,HEGELIAN PHILOSOPHY1 A PROCESS :I* BEGAN ) ! 
,ECONOMIC & ,PHILOSOPHICAL ,MANUSCRIPTS ( #a#h#d#d1 ! 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! ,DEUTS*- ,FRANZOSIS*E 
,JAHRBU*]1 & ,! ,G]MAN ,IDEOLOGY4 ,AFT] ! 
LA/-NAM$ WORK ,M>X %IFT$ HIS 9T]E/S FROM PHILOSOPHY TO POLITICAL 
ECONOMY1 AS DICTAT$ BY HIS HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM1 :I* HAD GR[N \T 
( HIS CRITICISM ( BO? ,FEU]BA* & ,HEGEL1 & \T ( HIS [N 
OBS]VATIONS ( SOCIAL REALITY4 

,?IS %IFT FROM PHILOSOPHY TO ! CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY HAS 
/RANGELY BE5 9T]PRET$ AS A SACRIFICE ( ! HUMANISM ?AT 
*>ACT]IZ$ ,M>X'S E>LY WRIT+S 9 :I* HE CONC]N$ HIMSELF ) 
! NATURE ( MAN AS SU*1 ) MAN'S SELF-ALI5ATION & ! 
REQUIREM5TS = RECOV]+ HIS HUMAN ESS5CE4 ,?IS CONC]N SOON MADE 
ROOM = ! CONSID]ATION ( HI/ORICAL1 CLASS-DET]M9$ M51 ! 
EXPLOITATION ( LABOR BY CAPITAL1 & ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION4 ,HIS 
PHILOSOPHICAL HUMANISM BECAME PRACTICAL HUMANISM1 TO BE REALIZ$ 9 A 
CLASSLESS1 NON-EXPLOITATIVE SOCIETY4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 !RE IS1 ( C\RSE1 
CONT9UITY BETWE5 ! Y\NG & ! OLD ,M>X 9 ?AT ! LATT] WAS 
ABLE TO EXPRESS CLE>LY & CONCRETELY :AT ! Y\NG ,M>X HAD SET =? 
VAGUELY & AB/RACTLY4 ,! *OICE BETWE5 ! Y\NG & ! OLD ,M>X IS 
?US AN IMPOSSIBLE ONE1 EV5 ?\< ,M>X'S LAT] WRIT+S >E CLE>LY 
PREF]ABLE TO HIS E>LY ONES4 

,9 REC5T YE>S ! EMPHASIS HAS NONE!LESS BE5 ON ,M>X'S E>LY 
WRIT+S1 NOT ON HIS SCI5TIFIC ANALYSIS ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,MC,LELLAN 
ASSUMES ?AT ?IS IS DUE TO ! FACT ?AT SOME ( ,M>X'S ECONOMIC & 
POLITICAL PR$ICTIONS HAD LO/ !IR VALIDITY ?R\< ! 0PROGRESSIVE 
9TEGRATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9TO ! SOCIAL ORD]40 ,/ILL1 PEOPLE 
REMA9$ UNHAPPY & ATTEMPTS TO EXPLA9 !IR DISSATISFACTIONS L$ TO A 
RETURN TO ! UNSOLV$ PROBLEM ( MAN'S ALI5ATION4 ,! GAP BETWE5 
IDEOLOGY & REALITY 9 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE1 TOO1 %[$ ?AT ! HUMANI/ 
SIDE ( ,M>XISM HAD BE5 NEGLECT$ & ?AT A RETURN TO ,M>X'S E>LY 
CONC]NS MI<T BE A WAY TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS 9 ! SOCIALI/ /ATES4 
,:AT APPE>S AS ESS5TIAL 9 ?IS EXPLANATION IS A *ANGE 9 ! 
ATTITUDES ( M5 AS A PRECONDITION TO A BETT]M5T ( !IR SOCIAL 
CONDITIONS4 ,& ! NEW CONC]N ) MAN'S ALI5ATION 9 EXI/+ 
SOCIETAL =MS ?US REFLECTS ! PRES5T 9ABILITY OR UNWILL+NESS TO 
ALT] !SE =MS4 ,IT IS A RETURN TO AN IDEALI/ POSITION1 PRECISELY TO 
! POSITION ( ! E>LY ,M>X /ILL 5GAG$ 9 ! PROCESS ( FREE+ 
HIMSELF FROM ,HEGELIANISM4 ,BUT ! ANSW] TO ?IS TR5D MU/ BE D]IV$ 
FROM ! ,M>XISM ( ,M>X1 NOT FROM ! ,M>X BE=E ,M>XISM4 

,?IS LEADS TO ! QUE/ION ( ! RELATION BETWE5 ,M>X & ,HEGEL & 
H]E1 ACCORD+ TO ,MC,LELLAN1 0,M>X ALWAYS REMA9$ 9 SOME S5SE A 
,HEGELIAN40 ,! QUE/ION IS ONLY 9 :AT S5SE8 ,MC,LELLAN PO9TS TO 
,L59'S REM>K ?AT 0,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FULLY GRASP ,M>X'S 
,CAPITAL1 & ESPECIALLY ! FIR/ *APT]1 IF Y\ HAVE NOT 
/UDI$ OR UND]/OOD ! :OLE ( ,HEGEL'S ,LOGIC02 HE ALSO CITES 
,HEGELIAN T]M9OLOGY EMPLOY$ BY ,M>X 9 ! ,GRUNDRISSE D] ,KRITIK 
D] ,POLITIS*5 ,OKONOMIE4 ,9 A REC5T >TICLE 9 ! 
MAGAZ9E ,5C\NT]1 ,MC,LELLAN DESCRIBES ! 
,GRUNDRISSE AS ! NEWLY DISCOV]$ 0MISS+ L9K0 :I* 
RE/OR$ CONT9UITY & 9N] H>MONY BETWE5 ! WRIT+S ( ! E>LY 
& ! LATE ,M>X4 ,9 ?IS CONNECTION1 HE F9DS IT P>TICUL>LY 
0NOTEWOR?Y ?AT 444 ?R\<\T ! ,GRUNDRISSE1 ! AG5T 
( TRANS=MATION--! REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY ( ! PROLET>IAT--IS 
NEV] ALLUD$ TO40 

,! ,GRUNDRISSE >E EXACTLY :AT !IR NAME IMPLIES1 A 
FIR/ ATTEMPT 7,ROH5TWURF7 9 PREP>ATION = ! CONTEMPLAT$ 
,CAPITAL4 ,!Y W]E NOT CONSID]$ READY = PUBLICATION1 
BUT W]E ! PRODUCT ( FIFTE5 YE>S ( /UDY & SELF-CL>IFICATION 
&1 !RE=E1 DID NOT NE$ TO CONTA9 ! OBVI\S1 SU* AS ALLUD+ TO 
! PROLET>IAT AS ! AG5T ( SOCIAL *ANGE :I* HAD ALREADY BE5 
E/ABLI%$ T5 YE>S E>LI] 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,MANIFE/O4 
,= ,MC,LELLAN1 H[EV]1 ! ,GRUNDRISSE IS ,M>X'S 0BASIC 
WORK0--( :I* ! ,CRITIQUE ( ,POLITICAL ,ECONOMY & 
,CAPITAL >E 0ONLY P>TIAL ELABORATIONS'0--BECAUSE 9 ! 
,GRUNDRISSE 0! ,HEGELIAN CATEGORIES 9 :I* ,M>X =MS HIS 
?\<T >E OBVI\S10 & BECAUSE 0QUE/IONS ?AT W]E PROM95T 9 
,M>X'S #ahdd WRIT+S--SU* AS ! NATURE ( LABOR & ! RESOLUTION ( 
! CONFLICT BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! COMMUNITY-->E TAK5 UP 
AGA9 & FILL$ \T ) A WEAL? ( DETAIL40 ,M>XISM DOES NOT1 
H[EV]1 CONC]N ITSELF SO MU* ) ! TRUE NATURE ( LABOR & 
RELATIONS BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! COMMUNITY1 AS1 QUITE3 
SPECIFICALLY1 ) ! NATURE ( WAGE-LABOR & ! RELATIONS BETWE5 
LABOR & CAPITAL4 

,AL?\< ,HEGEL'S PHILOSOPHY =M$ ,M>X'S />T+ PO9T1 HE SOON 
REALIZ$ ?AT ! IDEALI/IC DIALECTIC WAS A MY/IFICATION ( ! ACTUAL 
DIALECTICAL PROCESS ( SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,IT WAS NOT ,HEGEL'S PHILOSOPHY 
:I* L$ ,M>X TO AN UND]/&+ ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY BUT ! 
RELATIVELY 9DEP5D5T UND]/&+ ( ! LATT] :I* MADE HIM 
RECOGNIZE ! 0RATIONAL K]NEL0 CONTA9$ 9 ! MY/ICAL %ELL ( 
,HEGELIAN PHILOSOPHY4 ,9 ?IS LIMIT$ S5SE1 HE REMA9$ A ,HEGELIAN1 ?AT 
IS1 HE UND]/OOD ?AT ,HEGEL EXPRESS$ 9 AN IDEOLOGICAL-PHILOSOPHICAL 
=M AN ACTUALLY-OCCURR+ PROCESS1 :I* F\ND ITS CONCRETE EXPRESSION 
9 ! POLITICAL ECONOMY ( CAPITALISM4 ,M>X'S DIALECTIC IS ?US TO BE 
F\ND 9 ,CAPITAL1 NOT 9 ! PHILOSOPHICAL WRIT+S1 EV5 
?\< HE C\LD USE ,HEGELIAN CATEGORIES 9T]*ANGEABLY ) ?OSE ( 
POLITICAL ECONOMY1 AS WAS ! CASE 9 ! ,GRUNDRISSE4 

,MC,LELLAN HIMSELF PO9TS \T ?AT ,HEGEL'S PHILOSOPHY EM]G$ \T ( 
! IDEAS ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 ! WRIT+S ( ! ,5GLI% 
ECONOMI/S1 ! GR[? ( 9DU/RY1 & ! ECONOMIC W> ( ALL AGA9/ 
ALL4 ,YET IT TURN$ AN ACTUAL HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T 9TO AN ABSOLUTE 
PHILOSOPHICAL SY/EM1 9 :I* ! =M] LO/ ITS PRACTICAL MEAN+ & 
!RE=E ITS REVOLUTION>Y NATURE4 ,IF IT IS TRUE1 AS ,MC,LELLAN SAYS1 
?AT ,M>X'S 0E>LY WRIT+S CONTA9 ALL ! SUBSEQU5T !MES ( ,M>X'S 
?\<T & %[ !M 9 ! MAK+10 IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT ! PROGRESS 
MADE BY ,M>X FROM HIS E>LY PHILOSOPHICAL WRIT+S1 VIA ! 
,GRUNDRISSE TO ,CAPITAL1 COMMITS PRES5T-DAY 
,M>XISM1 AS IT COMMITT$ ,M>X1 TO /RESS NOT HIS PHILOSOPHICAL 
/>T+-PO9T BUT ! UND]LY+ CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION RELATIONS 9 
!IR CAPITALI/ APPE>ANCE AS ECONOMIC CATEGORIES4 

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