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| Author | Norman Geras |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Marx's theory of human nature |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 126 |
| ISBN | 978-1784782351 |
Marx and Human Nature: Refutation of a Legend is a 1983 book by the political theorist Norman Geras, in which the author discusses the philosopher Karl Marx's theory of human nature with reference to Marx's Sixth Thesis on Feuerbach. Geras argues that Marx did not deny the existence of a universal human nature, and maintains that the concept of human nature is compatible with historical materialism.
The book received positive reviews and is considered a classic.