Marx and Human Nature

Marx and Human Nature: Refutation of a Legend
Cover of the first edition
AuthorNorman Geras
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMarx's theory of human nature
PublisherVerso Books
Publication date
1983
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages126
ISBN978-1784782351

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.


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