Commentary

• “How to Save Marx from the Alchemists of Revolution”

  - Avineri, Shlomo. “How to Save Marx from the Alchemists of Revolution.” Political Theory, Vol. 4 (1976), pp. 35-44.
  Excerpt: “At the risk of repeating some of the evidence which can be found in my book, I would like to reiterate briefly Marx’s position on the question of gradual versus violent overthrow of capitalist governments. Marx’s classical text on… More

• “Salvaging Marx from Avineri”

  - Gilbert, Alan. “Salvaging Marx from Avineri.” Political Theory, Vol. 4 (1976), pp. 9–34.
  Excerpt: “UNDERLYING THE “CLASSIC” scholarly interpretation of Marx is what might be called the economic determinist hypothesis, namely that Marx viewed the course of social development as entirely governed by the development of the… More