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Full Idea
Instead of focusing on the individual, Marxism suggested that the authentic self was at the social level in the form of class.
Gist of Idea
The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual
Source
report of Karl Marx (Theses on Feuerbach [1846]) by Ian Dunt - How to be a Liberal 6
Book Ref
Dunt,Ian: 'How to Be a Liberal' [Canbury Press 2020], p.186
A Reaction
[not sure of the best source in Marx] This idea is expressed here by a defender of liberal individualism. Dunt persuasively attacks any concept of the self as part of some group, rather than as being an individual.
| 22598 | The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual [Marx, by Dunt] |
| 5297 | Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory [Marx] |
| 5298 | The human essence is not found in individuals but in social relations [Marx] |
| 5299 | Religious feeling is social in origin [Marx] |
| 5300 | Philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it [Marx] |