Marx's and Engels'Critique of the"premise(s)"in The German Ideology——An Examination Based on Methodology and Terminology
As the second"work"of Marx and Engels,The German Ideology is widely regarded as the founding text of the materialist conception of history,in which their critique of the"premise(s)"primarily reflects their theoretical and political concerns during this period of intellectual transformation.The"premise(s)"is discussed in manuscripts as the primary subject of Marx's and Engels's critique of German idealism and the old materialism.In this process,they experienced a terminology shift and a methodology renewal.The question of material interests began to take on a practical effect by critiquing the"premise(s)".An examination of early Marx's and Engels's thinking on the"premise(s)"will help us understand how they turned to an analysis of property in their critique of the German ideology,and the role of their critique in the early practice of communism.
MarxEngelsThe Critique of the"premise(s)"The German Ideology