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Editorial

Question Marx

by Grant Bartley

We want Philosophy Now to be well read; but do we want it to be, well, red? Indeed, why be interested in Marx after ‘the end of history’ – as Francis Fukuyama (taking from Hegel – all intellectual property is theft!) styled the triumph of global capitalism and liberal democracy? The continued interest in Marx is demonstrated to us by the continual stream of submissions we receive concerning his thinking, the ripe red fruits of which we present here. But that doesn’t explain why people are still interested in looking at his ideas, and why we should be, when most believe that Marx’s ideas have been demonstrated to be false.

There is first the fact that he is historically a very significant philosopher. Some might argue the most significant, having set the course of twentieth century history and onwards through his writings. This significance bears recognition from a philosophy magazine like ours that tries to be as inclusive as possible.

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