KARL MARX'S DOCTORAL THESIS: context and political importance | Michael Heinrich 

One of Marx's lesser known writings is certainly his doctoral thesis on two pre-socratic thinker: "The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature". But even to those familiar with it, it's easy to miss out on its political undertones and importance within the marxian oeuvre as a whole. Michael Heinrich helps us understand the remarkable relevance of this intricate academic early work.
This episode is the sixth in a series on the Young Marx with Michael Heinrich for TV Boitempo. He is the author of the biography "Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society", published in Brazil by Boitempo.
Produced by Artur Renzo, the series was recorded in Boitempo's offices in São Paulo, during Heinrich's last visit to Brasil. Video editor: Heleni Andrade; Portuguese subtitles: Leonardo Marins.
📚 KARL MARX E O NASCIMENTO DA SOCIEDADE MODERNA: biografia e desenvolvimento de sua obra, Volume 1, 1818-1841
de Michael Heinrich
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📚 ESCRITOS FICCIONAIS, de Karl Marx
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