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A critique of the Engels-Soviet version of Marxian economic determinism

James Scanlan

pp. 11-19

Abstract

In softening Marx' economic determinism, Engels appears to have rescued it from absurdity. In fact, he has condemned it to vacuity: it seems to explain everything, while in fact explaining nothing.

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(1973) Studies in East European Thought 13 (1-2).

Pages: 11-19

DOI: 10.1007/BF01044326

Full citation:

Scanlan James (1973) „A critique of the Engels-Soviet version of Marxian economic determinism“. Studies in East European Thought 13 (1-2), 11–19.