Why Marx Was Right by Terry Eagleton (PDF)

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One of the foremost Marxist critics of his generation forcefully argues against Marx’s irrelevancy”Reading a book by Terry Eagleton is like watching fireworks.”—Dennis O’Brien, Christian Century”[Eagleton is] a witty, insightful thinker with a penchant for glib asides and wry dashes of humor. It’s probably the only book that makes references to Tiger Woods and Mel Gibson along with Charles Fourier and Michel Foucault.”—Michael Patrick Brady, PopMattersIn this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism—that it leads to political tyranny, that it reduces everything to the economic, that it is a form of historical determinism, and so on—he demonstrates in each case what a woeful travesty of Marx’s own thought these assumptions are. In a world in which capitalism has been shaken to its roots by some major crises, Why Marx Was Right is as urgent and timely as it is brave and candid. Written with Eagleton’s familiar wit, humor, and clarity, it will attract an audience far beyond the confines of academia.

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⭐For left leaning politico’s who want to speak to their open minded conservative maties who have bought into the ludicrous fear of socialism engendered by American Oligarchical power structures – this book shows the common good in Marx’S thought. Despite popular American perception, Socialism has some modern day exemplars in sane and healthy socieities, and capitalism and communism are equally failed systems. Recognising that any system can get out of balance is what the author reveals – at length. He tells you why Marx was right. He doesnt categorically insist that Marx never made a mistake, nor that Marx predicted an inevitable future for humankind. For capitaism , yes . The roots of our surviving systems are in our hearts, not our wallets.

⭐This was my first ever book on Marxism and I’m so glad I bought it. The author does have a tendency to ramble occasionally, but his thoughts are poignant, insightful and amusing. He explains the history and concepts of Marxism and skillfully takes down its critics with intelligence and accuracy in a way that is simple and easy to grasp.This book is fantastic for those who are just getting into Marxism and would also be a great addition to any comrade’s bookshelf, experienced or not.

⭐This is an easy to follow explanation of Marxism in general. I recommend it highly for anyone interested in Marxist theory.

⭐”Why Marx was Right” by Terry Eagleton is an amusing and insightful look at Marxist theory and practice. It peels away the legends about what Marx allegedly said, to look at what Marx actually said, and compares them to other philosophies and practices, to see what Marx might have made of today’s world and where he might have said it is heading. An interesting book, if you are interested in Marxist thought and its place in the contemporary world (there is one, despite many thinking that Marxism is dead).

⭐In the present environment, many people speak ill of Marxism without knowing anything about it. I often hear astonishing falsehoods. Somebody has to push back. My thanks to Terry Eagleton for doing that. I wish his voice were louder.That being said, his manner of writing is sententious and over-educated, and the narration amplifies this. It’s not as effective as it could and should be.In sum, I’m glad this book exists and is available, but I’m disappointed it isn’t better.

⭐This book goes through all the main criticisms of communism and deftly counters them, comparing and contrasting to the problems of capitalism. I learned a lot about communism with this one book, especially how superficial criticism of this philosophy can be.

⭐Marx was wrong–yesterday, today, and forever. After the USSR, Red China, Cambodia, and Cuba, he doesn’t get any more chances.

⭐In plain English, Eagleton dispels the most frequently made objections to Marxism. In addition to its easy to read format, this book also has a few parts that made me chuckle.

⭐Some very good point and definelty made me think in a way of Marxism and comparisons between it and captalisim that I hadn’t before I feel I would of enjoyed this book significantly more if it wasn’t written with what I found personally to be a pretensions and hard to understand prose which required rereading certain things and a wondering attention, why not just write clearly and accessibly in a manner that’s much more likely to help and forward your cause?

⭐Honestly, and I like Marx, so far this reads like chapter 1 of Das Kapital. It’s not inspiring me nearly so much as David Harvey’s video lectures on the Crises of Capitalism taken from Grundrisse. I’m not fully done with it yet though & if there’s some gem at the end that makes the rest worth sitting through I’ll edit this & let you know but so far, dry as the Gobi.

⭐I bought the book to gain some insights into Marxism, but found the first two chapters very difficult to read – there is no structure to the content. Felt like someone was just having a rant or scribbled some random thoughts together. I tried to keep on reading after chapter 1 but after chapter decided it was not worth my time and efffort.

⭐Eagleton offering thought provoking re-framings of some of the classic critiques of Marxism. Inventive, engaging, and witty if not always entirely convincing…

⭐A great read, wonderfully vibrant prose as usual from Eagleton.

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