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r....., ~1 - 'l'halllt yo·.t fpr the Xma.I<J ~atirl{(G, I don't kn"t1 •rhnt you •wtt .• iUt~l>t ar......, you_in1'croaod ""' about :fOUl' success 1l1th llo:lll. I had writton l'C" a nota oaa.ar:mt:.!latillg you, !oe, th1s 1u "" "'(lhl.eve,umt to be p:tOild of, llhAt elM'Ifli ... uu do not bolieve 1"' l!ogal lfol(, I t.:Unk U can 011.1)1' 1-1 to 11or11 C!OIIf'WUon, Sure, I a:a alao for at11dylng Ha(lel """ "'" I IIP.a 1n the ro•,. 1lhoor. T.oll:l!>t's Notes o.pl""L-..d• llut not IIIUch moxc thlw for flt.~o\~'ing -lptrou., ntm~tor, etc, I ""' a!l:wlid it is ll:'!'Lln a 1Sll~Jggl1!1.:> m.t fiom Harx. tt is the .... ~. motO'!:ly the oamo ao whan th<> rrroat 1ntellwt.urJ." stanoo t..o g:> back to tl>lt wyc.un;! l!a.r.l<". r «njoy. IUid will lilgr<:e 1d th, every 110rd of the "1011!lg i!ar.t", but r <1o ri<>t nood the • Youn.:; i~ • (ho rfltl.ly '*"'t ahl.t he old about the "~ mice") e.l.!'IOO I .have a. lllllch bettor (O!!!lpt,al cne f:oo" thA Yf£'1: ts52 ~. t;ngnls hH !.t ri{tht when be at tho fllna:l:&l 'l.fter

· ...-.zils1D!I t111> sr-t thetl!.'O <l!&10 pbilo60J>h.looil &nd sC1eut1£1c ,.<lh!e'JOlfiOOta .aide •ror IW.>t ~;as ~ _!ll.!!!i s rovoluU.onist. • .lou w:e tOO ontJ libo, rlgbtflllly, up!l3ks eo web a.b<>llt thsor:r !!! practt~""" Ws !!oeel' a ~~?!> !fl8:egel-... &~I l!&ybe you (;,?n't kr.O!l tl-At !le6-o1 !ll!S .fL'"St a jovJI&Un (~~) NIIS.tMa took :rri'ugG :in t.hs ttnl.~enity lltlUe liiJ.rl< ( .. ':'tun!ng Hsopl' Ol2 ita f~") etarted to ileCOIOB a pr.~:!'eeaor but deo1ded. . to ~.·tile ellitorBhip cf the '"llboinieohe !lei tung"~ Yoa-is:!-fa!>-·t&-·tbe

· ~--- I I!) mt .bet.tew, !d.t.'la<lt ~ ¥vi'~ ass )'l)llr _bol)k. that. iou l<Mt, ;r:M~r'lle;;el' .'better."thw LasS911e dtd. LMIRUo -t tv ll1-.:r:ko.,4usalle

,lllill'lllit & :re11891dt<1 it 1:SS the, Log:lk ot !!ogel W go to BiiiDliU'OI<,::; I.Lalk!ng · ~ .t.!Uo ~ 1n ED!!t Geman:r r """ ple!lty or: !Ge>!&'ll'M I!OCI.v:U.t'lll, ·w .l!Cilhel:e is 'Hegol tallght .,. 'inucb a.. at the tm1W2!'tlit7 1!1 i:wry-

·. 'llhlife At tha .111&11a you 11<16 the &I)Od l!agolien .Wt'd "pe0J>lo" !!C:t 1!110! · "pp.''lAta:c1at", I &gl:'980 »•J. 1ni=ducod tha 1do& of fihllo=q1b:r.b1 ~~ o'IIIG p-»p].e· iiUl luam to ft~<al tlu> ~""" ~is. t.llo ~us ot Hegelt but "l!ec<il N!llf" wan 111'.1 ;o &l)!l, II{) )'lllln attar liu'at sad !J.t.boe"~<ilftd ntill did 110t go u f.:t: as they•"/ !lis ~ C(l;ll1net th""' is ~t the !311M e.a yo~ 86R1nst !lao,*• !/bAt other llffedt OM you::.- !!egel141\1,.. llil.'ll'll t!wm ~ :t'r1&11de for ao.'ll0thl.ng whl.ch ls ~ ~-~ tJ1e no!ll'.a.rx? LliMt tho %'Bill. Mal:X is. you laiou :l'zom hie let-tar tQ ll~yur t.roc 18.52-th<> deo1a1w y8113:1 by the ~~ '-in IMa r!l!flt that Ol'i!t. should ottriy ~egel to boo b!ttcr able to undorstal!d Han. 'lilt 011e i!wos !!Qi imd Heeel tr.> tllldm:!r..and i"oan", L:m!:• B!Y.'kG to ~­ll!t1om!r..."1!!; ll!lo fell !=~taey etc, llko he h2.1111l81t llafo:r:e be lw.d. studi..-1 Hegels J'OUo lxrlc6ver0 ropol!llt--thro~ the nell Com_par.:;-"'..o :poople tdlo at best

,_ .. ...,.on the w.y ~ 't>ollOI!>9 ~U'dom..·y. 0;;o c;an ba a. 2'J'muu.wm m.toout ~ rut1r.qu1 ;:me. Karl IJ.obi<n1!lht wm:a the "Heart 5!.!. llmin" of tho French alld Ger.oJar. p!:Ol~-st, but oomplete ",\nti·..:lllnlnt.a~.L]J.e'bladeht IIIIo no­

'the greateet :rovol~, ~oes l.li:O.lf!tJ?.rlan :>:o\.,,.utiO!lJU'Y o:e tlrl." csntury, · the ap<a!cor of ~'Ia pxolet&r.l.l:l! ym:th, """' a.leo the &!.'thor of " _-:"" " 0 a thick l!lOlliatio wrk, a'tearly anti-~tl:) *! Olll't t.alp ,,t lx1~ fcrr no :mr.d end ~- go tog.Jth~>r. PD.r1ma ~Aa e gtJr.J.<U pollt1llian tdt.'> E;J:lVlt rnvalution&7 ideas but s. ~cour.d:tal, and t,"lorafm not ..,......h~anycoro,

"Let'a root !del ourcolwn. I!<J&!l ..as rovoluUona:ry !.!1 C'.e:ms.n)l' (a:td illul:d.al) but ~ f'Ar 'Ceh.lnd, I dr.:ro rAy ":roactions:ey" comp33:0<1 to bin henoh ~mel ~ll<lh contemporsrlea, fll:r 1M>h1nd St. Simon IJZlli avort Holbach, lh<> trou'blo ll1th C<tr.ia%1 pi'ailooopby """ thllt it bocazao •loprmdent on HOI,lOl and t!.ld not re&l1..o llhat i!, l!cin<l lud lliA.ldo "The phUosoph1Cll revolution :to at it~ on:l, 1:-1 had cl.oood !ta oL'"Ole," Tho noxt sto;:> 1GS lloith~ (r!olllr!uniar:,), " atop "'""Y ~ He>r,ol. '

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Vhy H~l lfow? · ~by not Feuorb&ah !!ov? Ai'tor all, reuorbach wan just ac l.alyo;:1;&nt ae H~l, Iou-ot.ndu-rea.<~.-him;-not·onl.J -t llngals m'Ota &IM!ntt· !1111, Ywelrbaoh, and not Hegel, Wlls the first 1n the llhole H~stOl:y of l'h1lo110phy 1111!.> 1Jittod1totld oonao1~>usly the idea oi "W" 1nst.IJU<l cf t.'>o "I" •. -(P"l>r--lfell'!"l ~- •tho r<>oplo" wa:r9 &till "I"I) I bet !lllreUso-&nd t.he ·Jl"#.O·~)"IIts•nawr both~.-ad ;.1.th FsU&rbach, . .

If you giw to<~A:re. tntelleotuala cnly Hog9l (or at bo3t :;ar.c :£l..a.. Hec;el), !:hey ldll !!!!!£ •JJ!Aiue.ttmd tho Pruletar'..at and ~.<' o 1<11d ;:ng.,ls' d.\eO<lV;>ry fl:om the "llol:r FQU.y" on, Mcira important t~.l\11 ~ Jl.arxin ao n. 1<hole io tha <'l.81fl!l.9p!topt of tho t.houghtB of ·~ and EJ1eeb1 and 1i' you via.'> ths dnelopoent from llege10 but fl:om lll&lly many others than H~~gel,·•-[l::.m•t yuu eee that ll & Jl ~ !!l!!<h + ~ rr.ore hom Fourier tho.n fl:o" ti'.~> wt.olu Httg01.7 Vhy !:Oa._ baclc to Hegel who i>till-cont.rary to the Fronoll tmd ~tsh ~-bo~th theology no !!&Her 11Mt his OOD-1'8&lly-eldote-i of?j ~YB 1n1:1tllectllalfl vUl Mver, and that -.au Lujr.a.tl s m1ota.!cG1 tmil-.rGtand the Prolotarlat t'ro!lt atndying- Hr.gol, '!he taBk is not only.·ths D1alootic . of ClUe 8trllggle and hsrsby disoover c~,.....w;-~ .. 3} 0111" 1l"ree6oa &nd H~11!4.....U...that...II\\S .. d1aCCM>Nd.·lo~ b&i'ore ll&rx'tlJOII@'l fm'l<

.<:::2.--~~- .-=.l».tt _tho Ro"lo of t!t<a holatarlct, 'lba+..1 QM tllat lllcme1 ~ :'/I)UIIg pooplG have to bo t&ul!ht end tblot ODG <>Ott Dll1.y fl"t :t:').-. F~ IW\ Ei!@la b1 T.enin and Lllx9>lbu:cr and (dar.'t jump at mo) -~'rrrlt.s'q ajdd r.ao fr f'or cme can ea;p; rnxah things sinCG I never, !18Wr ~~W:tJl .. '¥:ypically 'l'.i:otekyJ1 ..!M-.nsver from of the _:..____ Zl!iWlut1oJ!artGS 1'3~"!,1iortb1 than tile

_9--t>A . · p Gf--.1-rov~lliO-f.o'--Xall~t it :tYJ>'.Olll ~t tl-.e offlaiaJ. 1ntolleotua.J.a 1JI tho Vast ~

!! 1p ti!G~: ftr.ll for "Allen&t1Dll", Sltt'&r a good word, vary fulgel.i&n '!!l!l ~ :thsze is a very wr:y good 1'61\SCD why Miorli: B111ae 1652 did not . uaa thh wciJfd. 8J1Y mo:.e mcoept 1n oonnect1cn vi th labor 1!1 th<> p1'0<1llot1on ~s. ~ H.be:roll. you ean illqlteaa vit.':l the slosan "All<ma.t1cm"1 blt he wUl ot41. b6 a llbarrJ.. Intieed1 the b&st 1Q.Y to beOOllle IUid feel a 11bem 1a .the outory aaa!Mt "AlllliiiLt~<>n" 1 'bBQ&u8e the b&et 1111¥ to ......a.u ... -(Mt a1io:ii$1i),.•Al1en&t1lm" 1a to lllllkB tho fellow "interest&d"-1!' t110 hors6 could olll;y; b&' 1.'ltero,...ed 1n the bell.uty of ita hamOSIJo it HOuld pull wah batter.. . .

1·-it 115 t:l:uc th&t up till t.'le lator Lenin, Hegel IIILB treated a.s MoseD

11el!dolaoh:l ba:\ treated Sp!Jiooa....as " " 1 but I siso foll :for it . T<IIMI the Co:d.lltern intxaduood the great "Cam~" for H<>Gol, Yea, I

p::ofited :t"%0!11 1t• I studied ile!l'll at that time vary intonalvoly with ¥. , I <>Djoyod 1 t and IIi th the " . " ! tho\l&ht

Hegel tl.i,.tha tho fl1:oH of viadom. But ••hen the wa..- ll3gan 19'38/'YJ ·r 1x>ga.n to lll!dorstl&ncl 1lhy llagol(Now) 1B UI!IOd by tho Ruse~ ii!St ar. tho !'russians

. uaed !!agel in the +.taa of the ~ (Eegole • beg1;rul1n]j wol:da 1n ·~·eue-r'bRcll"), · I bear 1n n:ind. that I ha\'lll .not read your book, but you CM fiBY hill!.t you

111101:, I do not "€;ree viti! "Hegel Now" for llbatover rcanona you mlght have, ~ U in :f':o:olll ce to 9Uflpeot that ~"Du e:lmply 1oant to impress, nut "!tegel !lev" can only lGBd to moro OO!Ifuaion. Do you know tho Hogol'"""'ul t. oi? the Hll!lgllrian "Me.rld.ats" &1't8r 1~5? I l4e&n etc.* It ohould b6 <t !¥f!ineiJ~o G\tt II.OC'>l't owry 110=<1 in llegol0 and 3t11.1 not bo a rovolution­ar:y, Kauts!ty <>to. tried to do it with 11arx--1t did not wo:tiq tho l'l:l.rtei­vorstand lllili to out out IIG!ltencoo fl:oJ:I ¥.arx All!\ J>'ngola, "oxplo.l.n" "'-.d 1n

· * I don't J:IBan Lukacs. lie at th4-l. ttmo f;ot 11ua:r i'rom it. Lula:cs aJ.~-ayo ahal~gao ovary 5 Y<>"-"a,

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the art to 11117 ~ that Hlu'X .and E!!&Wla, after ouJ. tlllly 'lftlr(l hUJIIIOlla, · -•t the',r, IIIIAAl ldrialcea-or _... ftlld tor a Cft'ta1D t1u o~··f TJ:Ue, (!ii"1 WN rill!.ns !11th tl!<l fl.8« !If' Ht=la, but !!.llh:roig 1n 1927 on the

\ l'll.rt:y Oimgftll!l 'lm&wd al:..~ llke a wry Ilia!< t1r Ml.en boraa end .

, -L. · f1M1l:t air MOIId Mlti" AOc.'H<Iad 1n taJdJig out th10 wo:cd wclAes otruBi;le" I fzoa_ ~ ~9,S l'I'OV'-• It_\!OIIIi not )!Ori<,l 'l'ho iluua1Ans stUl. Wlt !ia:xill:a­·Liiiiwem (too 'bi4! l1talilllea .,., t.aku cut., it. will OOM back), but thg int.tttduatim of "m,.,~ ate. ill "Socdallat :SIX>IIOIIT', as you had ~"""'• olullod 1:0Cil l!l'.lllh llith !lux's Fstiah eh&r&cter Dt ~.1t1ee. Don't tell '1111 ttA\ 'alt(SWl ~ tlw nal -nlng of lf&pc>leou on the uhite horse, z ~ mt think t.e dJ.d. wt <m111 !:t he did, tm. Nhole Reael ·can 110t :t"6&Clh 11p te tM · hw N- ffr section 4 i!t the !'irrlt cb&pte;: of"ICApi'..&l ·~ . N;&in, -t d- - Mid Hepl tarT Why Tod.t.y'! )It;·a~.!>-1ili1slld 'b8 of-~·; e:r..oite-

. ~ ~ ~ H~l ~. As lt OM be -rl (it is ~dono ·toaay1 a. 1! - f".slllo!l) to liM!! Cl&uoew1b--he ia brlllia.nt, Ill. tty &4d. " g~:oat He~llan lltaloot!Gia11~ i;l) q>X>te ~. but 1111? 6all ter.oh alaWIGWltz w aUits.nt.a

I. •>liM hi>ltorl __ ~ !U.s VOl~ IID&l.YMS of the '11'\r 1_815 1B thzougb Ali~ :l'&lll~ .. - . ~ ~ l!!!llill!.a stM.ot !11th ~, '>lith M'body elB<II Up till MR= it

11&8 tM cm&t .!!&!!!!!! Ma~ an al:st:!:&at1ou, alii() tor Hej!:&l ~ ;.. 1:11<\oubtedl.y 1NIIt dtar the experiel108 of: the Fl:enoh Revolution ~t tblli1 all K'l!lllll'ltsta (ool'h!lo!il~y) b6f'or& hilao/) I CI&D-fJi~- ...

,--.aa prOW li'1iiimliif RfJ'iiiiii!iiiiiuniii:Oh ·.:s~l&kii'l!!ISeJ. and as JmCb as ·. J ~_took llenjardu b.Ml<liu (H~ allls J':Q!.nklln his J.dol of the .-ta1:,y · i 'be**' !If bin • "), llby 110t an sntllcllngy .

. 9- .. ·i o! Fr.Mbl &rid I!UIIanitla• ll1ll not g1-,., up ; I . _I . . I

" llarx never llceuaod tho yollllg llGgelle.na that t.'>ey oould not read-and under• s4..Aild-llegel-they ware usod to hie lW1gii.'Jgil ootte:: than ~Y Dunaygv-ekaya, 'llhat he :said ia that thoy were "dop2!1dont" on Il"tS"l [",\IliiA!IGIG!<Eil' VON lff.GE:L") ant\ "ill!i we the %11&801t why tho)' had. not even tr.lutl to 61 w a throl!!!h!!l!t. mtlqUAt ot the. HogelJ.An oyatem, though ev=y one. of t!1o"' chin:cd to have ~ Gll1'p"soed !logel," Co!i11A'.m1$lll r.BIIIlt to got :11137 from, to .W,tleize rlldically, Hegel, and not HEGEL 1101/,

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