It has been established long ago that Marx did not offer to dedicate
Capital to Darwin. Check Louis Feuer's article in the Journal of the
History of Ideas, (some time in the 1970s).
Rod Hay
Carrol Cox wrote:
> Ricardo Duchesne wrote:
>
> > > As one of the most boring books ever written, one which 99% of
> > Marxist do not have the patience or even temper to read, should we
> > not but sympathize with poor Darwin's rejection of this offer?
>
> I read *Capital* (Vol.I) several years before I became involved in
> any kind of political activity whatsoever. At the time it had no impact
> on my politics, but I thought it was one of the most beautiful books
> I had ever read. I didn't read Vols. II & III until after I had become
> deeply involved in marxism, and the first four chapters of Vol. II,
> taken as an independent unit, seemed and seem to me a literary
> masterpiece.
>
> Carrol
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