AcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsIntroductionPART I: MARXIST HUMANISM AND ETHICAL MODELS1. The Marxian Roots of Radical HumanismLawrence Wilde2. The Idea of the “Struggle for Recognition” in the Ethical Thought of the Young Marx and its Relevance TodayTony Burns3. Political Economy and the Normative: Marx on Human Nature and the Quest for DignityLauren Langman and Dan Albanese4. Art as Ethics: The Aesthetic SelfIan FraserPART II: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON RIGHTS AND JUSTICE5. Reclaiming Marx: Principles of Justice as a Critical Foundation in Moral RealismWadood Y. Hamad6. Marx as a Critic of LiberalismSean Sayers7. Marx, Modernity and Human RightsBob Cannon8. Last of the Schoolmen: Natural Law and Social Justice in Karl MarxGeorge E. McCarthyPART III: TOWARD A THEORY OF MARXIST ETHICS9. Philosophical Foundations for a Marxian EthicsMichael J. Thompson10. Political Economy with Perfectionist Premises: Three Types of Criticism in MarxChristoph Henning11. G.A. Cohen and the Limits of Analytical MarxismPaul Blackledge12. On the Ethical Contours of Thin Aristotelian MarxismRuth Groff13. The Ethical Implications of Marx’s Concept of a Post-Capitalist SocietyPeter HudisIndex

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