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037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books, Kadavanthra
041			_aEnglish
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100			_aJohn Bellamy Foster.
245			_aBREAKING THE BONDS OF FATE EPICURUS AND MARX
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260			_aDelhi _bAakar Books _c2026
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500			_aBreaking the Bonds of Fate: Epicurus and Marx by John Bellamy Foster is a scholarly exploration of the intellectual connection between Epicurus and Karl Marx. The book examines how Epicurus's materialist philosophy influenced Marx's early intellectual development, particularly his ideas about freedom, human agency, and the role of chance in nature and society. Foster traces Marx's engagement with Epicurean thought, beginning with his doctoral dissertation on ancient Greek philosophy, and argues that Epicurus's challenge to determinism helped shape Marx's later critique of social and economic systems. The book highlights the philosophical foundations of Marxism and shows how ancient materialist ideas continued to influence modern social and political theory.
650			_aEpicureanism.
650			_aMarxian philosophy.
650			_aMaterialism.
650			_aMarxism—History.
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