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Letter to Joseph Dietzgen, May 9, 1868
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| Author(s) | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Written | 9 May 1868 |
First published in Der Volksstaat, Nr. 3, 9 January 1876.
Printed according to the newspaper.
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 43
Printed according to the newspaper.
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 43
Collection(s): Der Volksstaat
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Note from MECW :
Marx's letter to Joseph Dietzgen dated 9 May 1868, is not extant in full. The date has been established on the basis of Dietzgen's reply written on 20 May. Eight years later, Dietzgen had his article 'Sozialdemokratische Philosophie' printed by Der Volksstaat newspaper (No. 3, 9 January 1876), in which he quoted the excerpt given here.
To Joseph Dietzgen in Petersburg
... When I have cast off the burden of political economy, I shall write a "Dialectic". The true laws of dialectics are already contained in Hegel, though in a mystical form. What is needed is to strip away this form...
[London, 9 May 1868]