Analysis Of Marx's 'On The Jewish Question'

Marx critiques Hegel in various texts. Beginning with “On the Jewish Question” Marx states that the reality of civil society is that humans are enslaved to necessity not equality. The more that people work in the capitalist system they become more unequal as disparities between the rich and poor grow. Hegel states that when fulfillment is reached, society can contain egoism. The goal of civil society then takes everybody into account which creates a state of freedom. In such a society institutions acknowledge you and others. Marx critiques this idea and says no this is not really the case. Hegel’s explanation is an ideal but we need reform the civil society. Using the capacity to create institutions that supports egoism and exploitation theres …show more content…
He states we have no access to eternal truth and the value of the human world is through religion which emerges from human nature. Marx argues the need to understand relationships with other people and our productive capacity. Thoughts are shaped by economic circumstances and need to think about humans in the world. He argues that there is no such thing as human nature which is intrinsic to us because humans always in certain circumstances. Human nature is defined by the historical context of that …show more content…
His main critique is that Hegel sort of bases his theory in the abstraction of man. Hegel is focused on abstract philosophical principles that cause alienation between men. Hegel is intent on arguing that man through philosophy and mind allows labor processes that alienate to confirm the establishment of man and state. Marx while agreeing that labor creates alienation disagrees that Hegel’s philosophy stops at abstraction in philosophy. Hegel’s work stops a philosophy which is abstract and not grounded in the circumstances which Marx concluded as not sufficient. He argues that philosophy need to go further than this. With the application of these principles to social and historical context there can be understanding of alienation. According to Marx when Hegel simply stops at abstraction there is nothing more to his theory than his ideas are simply an intuition, nothing