Marx was among the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Henning shows he was also the most misinterpreted.

In Place of a Preface'Sandblasting Marx' - a review by Fredric Jameson1 Introduction1.1 The problem1.2 Retaining Marx? A preliminary account of his theory1.3 The lacuna in contemporary social theory1.4 On the method employed in this study1.5 The structure of the study2 Marx Yesterday: On the Genesis of Erroneous Theoretical Receptions2.1 Marx in the theory of Social Democracy2.2 Marx in the theory of communism2.3 Marx in economic theory2.4 Marx in (German) sociology2.5 'From Marx to Heidegger': social philosophy2.6 Critical theory or the dissolution of critique in religion3 Marx today: critique of contemporary philosophy3.1 Jürgen Habermas or the return of the philosophy of law3.2 John Rawls or the apotheosis of ignorance3.3 Business ethics: a 'normatively substantive' social theory?3.4 Neo-pragmatism or the persistence of Hegel4 Conclusions on Philosophy after Marx4.1 The reality check as a philosophical litmus test4.2 Topology of social philosophy4.3 The function and scope of theory after Marx4.4 Normative theory: ethics as a surrogate for explanationReferencesIndex