The Power of Negativity: Selected Writings on the Dialectic in Hegel and Marx by Raya Dunayevskaya

Edited by Peter Hudis and Kevin B. Anderson

Published by Lexington Books (416 pages, $24.95)

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This extensive collection of writings on Hegel, Marx and dialectics captures Dunayevskaya's original insight that, contrary to the prevailing view of Hegelians and Marxists, Hegel was of continuing importance to the theory and practice of Marxism. The Power of Negativity sheds light on the development of Marxist-Humanism, and also provides a fine introduction to one of America's most penetrating and provocative critical thinkers.

Contents:

Introduction: "Raya Dunayevskaya's Concept of Dialectics" by Peter Hudis and Kevin Anderson

Part I: The Philosophic Moment of Marxist-Humanism

Part II: Studies in Hegelian and Marxian Dialectics, 1956-63

Part III: Theory and Practice at a Turning Point, 1964-71

Part IV: After Philosophy and Revolution: Hegel's Absolutes and Marx's Humanism, 1972-81

Part V: The Changed World and the Need for Philosophic New Beginnings, 1982-87

Appendix: Excerpts from 1949-51 Philosophic Correspondence with C.L.R.James and Grace Lee Boggs

Index