Marx thought he turned Hegel on his head, ditching ideology for class struggle as the driver of human history. But in writing off the state, war, and law, Marx missed something crucial. Yale philosopher Jacob McNulty argues for reviving a tougher, more realist Hegel, in line with the realist school of international relations, one that sees history not just as a battle of classes, but of states.
Hegel vs Marx: Ideas change the world not economics
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