In this analysis of Marx’s attitude to the puzzle of the individual in history and society, this book challenges received views on the importance of class analysis and the place of a theory of human nature in Marx’s thought. The radical possiblities of individual agency in society are explored within a Maxian framework, without recourse to methodological individualism or rational choice theory and, the "Grandrisse" is used as the basis of this analysis of Marx’s thoughts on the individual. By illustrating the nature of the connections between collective existence and individual experience, Ian Forbes aims to provide a major contribution towards the revitalization of socialist thought.
