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Marx by Peter Singer6/28/2023 If you’re an educated Marxist or a big-brained philosopher, feel free to sound off with criticisms. Some caveats: I have no formal education in economics, politics or sociology, and this is my first real engagement with Marxist thought. I try to skip most of the historical discussion of how Marx’s ideas developed and jump right to the place where they ended up. To keep it to a reasonable length, I’m only covering chapters 1-7, which describe Marx’s intellectual background and development. To that end, this effortpost summarizes my notes on the book Marx: a Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer, which itself is a summary of Marx’s big ideas. Since communism and socialism are big topics of discussion 'round these parts, I figure it would be helpful to get more background on where these ideas come from.
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