The Attitude of Panagiotis Kondylis to the Thought of Karl Marx

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to comment on Panajotis Kondylis’ remarks on the thought of Karl Marx. In its introductory part, the authors present an overview of the recent studies and point out some prospects for further research on the topic in question. The second part of the paper focuses on an analysis of Kondylis’ texts that have not been discussed in previous studies, including both his first papers written as a university student and interviews given at the end of his life. The authors pay particular attention to the book Marks a grecka tradycja antyczna (Marx and the classical Greek antiquity), which is fully devoted to Marx’s works and the translation of which has inspired the authors to write this article. The adopted perspective has enabled them to obtain a broader and more comprehensive picture of Kondylis’ attitude toward the legacy of Karl Marx.