Herbert Marcuse

Herbert Marcuse`s Home Page
A good starting place for information on Marcuse, and his work, Negations: Essays In Critical Theory.

Herbert Marcuse
Wonderful biography on Marcuse the philosopher, activist, and social theorist. There is an interesting discussion of Marcuse's position on Soviet Marxism.

Karl Marx

The Works of Karl Marx
From the Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels Internet Archive comes a comprehensive list of primary works by the two authors, divided into decades. An amazing site!

Karl Marx
This biographical overview of Marx life and work was written by Fredrick Engels himself in 1869.

Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels
Lucky for us that we have this wonderful book on the life and times of Marx and Engels complete on the web. This excellent resource will captivate you for hours.

Marx/Engels Letters
A collection of letters that Marx wrote to fellow philosophers, primarily Fredrick Engels. You will also find some of Marx's private letters to his father and friends.

Cultural Logic: A Journal of Marxist Theory & Practice
An online collection of essays and reviews on Marx and his philosophy. Be sure to read Preselective Affinities: Surrealism and Marxism in Latin America.

Study Guide for The Communist Manifesto
An introduction to Marx's work followed by a summary of the differences between the bourgeois and proletarians and the proletarians and communists. It is really well-organized and easy to follow.

Injunctions of Marx
These are some introductory notes from Jacques Derrida's book, Specters of Marx.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Captive of Enlightenment
This online doctoral dissertation provides a thorough analysis of the nature of Nietzsche's beliefs about enlightenment. You will find many references to Kant in this work.

Mixed Opinions and Maxims
A short but interesting list of quotes taken from various Nietzsche works.

The Nietzsche Page
This page provides biographical information on Nietzsche essays on Nietzsche's connection to postmodernism and marxism.

Nietzsche and 20th Century Thought
An important resource for anyone interested in Nietzsche's influence on modern literary theorists like Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault.

Nietzsche's Critique of Mass Culture
This essay explores Nietzsche's sometimes contradictory position on modernity and mass culture, and his influence on later theorists.

Nietzsche's Use of Metaphor
Author John Hartmann examines the concept of metaphor in Nietzsche's writing.

Nietzsche and Feminism
Can Nietzsche's misogynist teachings actually help feminism? Find the answer in this review of the new book Nietzsche, Feminism and Political Theory.

Nietzsche
These are two lectures on Nietzsche's ethics. They contain some good information on Nietzsche's concepts of morality and punishment.

Nietzsche, God, and Masculinity
An excellent resource for those interested in 20th-century poststructuralist and feminist interpretations of Nietzsche's philosophy.

Nietzsche's Clock
Author Patrick Gibson reveals why Nietzsche chose sound as a primary metaphor in his work.

Study Guide for Thus Spoke Zarathustra
This site breaks down Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra and examines the basic issues in the text.

The Thrust Toward Modernism
This series of lectures discuss Nietzsche's fusing of nihilism, romanticism, and existentialism to produce an original and revolutionary philosophy.

Edward Said

Edward W. Said: A Bibliography
A comprehensive list of works by and about theorist Edward Said, compiled by Eddie Yeghiayan.

For Palestinian Independence
An essay by Said analyzing the Palestinian crisis and Yasir Arafat's role in the peace talks.

Orientalism: a Brief Definition
A very short excerpt from Said's Orientalism (1979) in which he defines orientalism as a style of thought based upon distinctions made between "the Orient" and "the Occident."

Cornel West

The Backlash Against Cornel West
This article explains the recent and growing dislike of West within the intellectual community. Find out why critics are calling West noisy, tedious, and pedantic.