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Dr James Furner
Faculty of Humanites
Department of Politics
Post Doctoral Researcher
Biographical
James Furner holds a BA in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge, and a MA and PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sussex.
His main academic interest lies in social, political and legal theory, especially nineteenth and twentieth century German political thought and twentieth century Anglo-American philosophy of law. He is currently writing a book on Marx’s political philosophy.
He has taught courses at the University of Sussex, U.K. and at the University of Flensburg and University of Heidelberg, Germany. At UJ, he is convenor of the 2011 third-year course ‘Modern Political Thought’.
He is a corresponding editor for the journal Historical Materialism.
Articles
“Marx and Schütz on Action”, South African Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2011, p. 15-27
“Marx’s Sketch of Communist Society in The German Ideology and the Problems of Occupational Confinement and Occupational Identity”, forthcoming in Philosophy and Social Criticism, Vol. 37, 2011, p. 189-215
“Tacit Consent Without Political Obligation”, Theoria, No. 124 (September), 2010, p. 54-85
“Marx’s Critique of Samuel Bailey”, Historical Materialism, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2004, p. 89-110
“An Unknown Marx?”, History of Economic Ideas, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2002, p. 115-121
Contact Details
Tel: +27 (0)11 559 2896
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