The young Marx: From the critique of Hegel to a radical conception of democracy

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  • Rubén García Higuera

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https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.207.08

Abstract

This paper presents a study of Marx’s thought in his early writings, with a particular focus on the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right. The analysis begins by developing the foundations of Marx’s critique of Hegel’s philosophy, concentrating specifically on Hegel’s approach to reality and the role assigned to philosophical thought. From this foundation, the study delineates how this critique evolves into an objection to the separation between civil society and the state, as understood in the Hegelian framework. Finally, the paper expounds on the Marxian conception of overcoming this separation as a precondition for a radical and republican form of democracy, wherein the entirety of the citizenry actively exercises popular sovereignty without domination.

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2025-03-27

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García Higuera, R. . (2025). The young Marx: From the critique of Hegel to a radical conception of democracy. Revista De Estudios Políticos, (207), 243–272. https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.207.08

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