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Some Marxists posit what they deem to be Karl Marx's theory of human nature, which they accord an important place in his critique of capitalism, his conception of communism, and his materialist conception of history. Marx does not refer to human nature as such, but to Gattungswesen, which is generally translated as "species-being" or "species-essence". According to a note from Marx in the Manuscripts of 1844, the term is derived from Ludwig Feuerbach's philosophy, in which it refers both to the nature of each human and of humanity as a whole.[1] In the sixth Theses on Feuerbach (1845), Marx criticizes the traditional conception of human nature as a species which incarnates itself in each individual, instead arguing that human nature is formed by the totality of social relations. Thus, the whole of human nature is not understood, as in classical idealist philosophy, as permanent and universal: the species-being is always determined in a specific social and historical formation, with som

Marx's theory of human nature - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marx's views on the totality of society, feelings and behaviors This article contains too many or overly lengthy quotations . Please help summarise the quotations . Consider transferring direct quotations to Wikiquote or excerpts to Wikisource . ( December 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Part of a series on Marxism Outline Concepts Philosophy Alienation Dialectical materialism Ethics Historical materialism Ideology Praxis Reification Economic analysis Labour theory of value Law

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