Why Marx was Right-Terry Eagleton Marxist Critic & Political Philosopher

[Willin']

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Once the darling of the intelligentsia, Marxism has been out of fashion for at least a couple of decades. Philosopher and critic Terry Eagleton makes the case for Marx's resurrection, challenging objections and explaining why his thought remains as relevant as ever. He offers to rediscover Marx and which areas of his analyses where surprisingly right (however maybe neglecting which areas where Marx was wrong too).

Worth listening

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

Having resd the book, I'd say don't bother.
His politics are wrong som many times, it isn't even funny.

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

I mean: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/15/football-socialism-crack-cocaine-people

I can't take someone seriously after stuff like that. And that is just the tip of the iceberg, he misrepresents Marx in his book. Whether that is on religion or forgetting to mention that class-struggle must lead to the dictatorship of the proletariat.

[Aurora]

The book was mostly good as a response to common strawmen against Marx with some interesting stuff about Marx's views on art and nature but there was some crap about market socialism and other nonsense too.

iirc most of the bibliography is New Left Review which says quite a lot and there is an awful lot of appealing to higher authorities i.e throwaway references to Freud, Nietzsche and assorted shitty academics.

[Estragon]

I read it when it came out, but I didn't like it. Just seemed very superficial to me. I much preferred "The Meaning of Marxism" by Paul D'Amato. I never muched enjoyed Eagleton's literary criticism either, but that's just me.

[Dear Leader]

Having resd the book, I'd say don't bother.
His politics are wrong som many times, it isn't even funny.


I mean: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/15/football-socialism-crack-cocaine-people

I can't take someone seriously after stuff like that. And that is just the tip of the iceberg, he misrepresents Marx in his book. Whether that is on religion or forgetting to mention that class-struggle must lead to the dictatorship of the proletariat.
I found no issue with the book, and I have it on hand if you would like to actually explain what is wrong with anything he said.