Synopsis
Having initially been outraged by the notion, Walker (politics, U. of Newcastle upon Tyne) now agrees that it is plausible to argue that there is a Marxist method for investigating social reality, and that this method does have a serious claim to be considered scientific. He identifies the component parts of Marx's method, in both his early and late work, and examines the different characteristics of the scientific method. He points out that a methodology can be scientific without necessarily being true. He does not index his treatise.
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David McLellan
With admirable lucidity and conciseness, Walker dissects Marx's method and argues convincingly for its basis in scientific realism. His book is the best introduction I know to these fundamental questions.