"Hiromatsu argues that the change from Hegel's theory of self-alienation to the concept of reification is crucial in establishing a new relational worldview which is still relevant today. Amongst other topics, his discussion of the understanding of society sees such as a relational dynamic wherein the individual is constantly composed and composing in relation to others, including nature. This understanding is, he argues, the "single science of history" of Marx and Engels. It overcomes the hypostasizing subject - object relation still prevalent today"--
Japanese philosopher Hiromatsu (1933-94) argues that the change from Hegel's theory of self-alienation to the concept of reification is crucial in establishing a new relational worldview that is still relevant today. He covers for an extolling of materialist history, the composition and scope of the theory of reification, the theory or reification of the historical world, the historical reification of the natural world, and philosophy in Marx. The Japanese original was published in 1983 and again in 1994 by Iwanami Shoten. Most of the chapters appeared as journal articles between 1969 and 1983. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Placing the concept of reification at the centre of Marxs thought, Hiromatsu demonstrates across a number of areas history, the understanding of society, and the understanding of philosophy the philosophical and practical change in worldview which this concept brings about.
