The Reconstruction of Human Self-consciousness in Marx's Doctoral Dissertation

Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v5i5.2928

Jingruo Zhang

Department of Philosophy Teaching and Research, Party School of the Central Committee of C.P.C., Beijing, China

Abstract

Marx's doctoral dissertation has drawn significant attention from Marxist scholars due to its subversive evaluation of late ancient Greek philosophy, particularly Epicureanism, and its influence on Marx's later thought. This paper focuses on Marx's view of self-consciousness in his dissertation, pointing out that Marx's concept not only inherits but also innovates upon the ideas of Hegel and the Young Hegelians.

Keywords

Marx; doctoral dissertation; self-consciousness; reality; freedom

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