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THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF KARL MARX

A seminar given in the Spring quarter, 1960
in the
Department of Political Science
University of Chicago
by
Professors Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey
Professor Leo Strauss
and

This transcription is a written record of essentially oral material,
much of which developed spontaneously in the classroom, and none of which
was prepared with publication in mind. The transcription is made available
to a limited number of interested persons, with the understanding that no
use will be made of it that is inconsistent with the private and partly
informal origin of the material. Recipients are emphatically requested not
to seek to increase the circulation of the transcription. This transcription
has not been checked, seen, or passed ony by lecturers.

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the Relm Foundation, Ann Arbor Michigan. Financial assitance was granted by
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NOTE: The last seven meetings were devoted mainly to a discussion of
Das Kapital by Mr. Cropsey. These meetings were recorded but have been only
partially transcribed. The tapes will be preserved, however, and may be
borrowed by subscribers for a reasonable period of time.

Copyright C 1963 by Joseph Cropsey