Download or read book Marx and the Ancients written by George E. McCarthy and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marx and the Ancients is the first book-length treatment to detail the relationship between classical Greek philosophy and Karl Marx's critique of political economy. From his dissertation on the physics and astronomy of Epicurus and Democritus to his later economic writings, Marx's view of the classical polis left its mark. George McCarthy argues that this forgotten element in Marx's thought helps clarify his positions on ethics and social justice.