Castor & Pollux? The Marx - Engels Relationship

Jamie Pitman

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[Research Question]
What is the nature of the Marx - Engels relationship, and its consequences for the subsequent development of Marxist theory?

[Abstract]
The thesis presented here is that Engels was unable to follow the change
in Marx’s thinking, which the latter affected during the 1850s. I argue that Engels ’theorisation is impoverished in relation to Marx’s; but that a simple separation between
the two thinkers remains difficult because their union has been consecrated by many, including otherwise critical Marxists. In my concluding argument, I consider the implications of this for contemporary Marxism, and to what extent the problems may be overcome.

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