Norman Geras is Professor Emeritus of Government at the University of Manchester. In a long academic career, he has contributed substantially to the analysis of the works of Karl Marx, particularly in his book Marx and Human Nature and the article The Controversy About Marx and Justice, which remains a standard work on the issue. A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... The University of Manchester in Manchester, England is a university that was formed from the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the merger) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) on 1 October 2004. ... Look up Career in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A career is traditionally seen as a course of successive situations that make up a persons worklife. ... Marxs view of history, which came to be called the materialist interpretation of history (and which was developed further as the philosophy of dialectical materialism) is certainly influenced by Hegels claim that reality (and history) should be viewed dialectically, through a clash of opposing forces. ...
Since July 2003 he also writes a political weblog, 'Normblog', which focuses mainly on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which he supported, alongside his academic interests. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2003 Invasion of Iraq began on March 20 comprising United States and United Kingdom forces (98%), and several other nations. ...
Geras graduated from the University of Oxford in 1965 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and was a research student from 1965-67. He joined the University of Manchester as a Lecturer in 1967, retiring as a Professor in 2003. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
Bibliography
Marx and Human Nature: Refutation of a Legend. ISBN 0860917673.
The Contract of Mutual Indifference: Political Philosophy After the Holocaust. ISBN 1859842291.
Since July 2003Geras has written a weblog, Normblog, which focuses on political issues, such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which he supported, his academic interests and a range of other topics, including popular music, cricket and films.
He is married to the children's writer Adèle Geras (born Jerusalem, 1944).
2000: Enlightenment and Modernity (edited by Geras and Robert Wokler) ISBN 0312223854
Geras will be a greater and more lasting asset to the other side because he is a serious and thoughtful writer, and a greater loss to us.
Norman may not like the comparison, but the parallel seems obvious to me. One of the principal areas of Norman's interpretation of Marx has been in the notion of justice.
I have neither the space nor the competence to judge whether Norman's interpretation of Marx is more accurate than that of the principal opponent of the 'exploitation-as-injustice' interpretation, Allen Wood, but I certainly find it a more congenial one as a statement of political principle.
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