The Holy Family or Critique of Critical Criticism _ Karl Marx

The Holy Family

or Critique of Critical Criticism.

Against Bruno Bauer and Company

Written: between September and November 1844;

First Published: The book was first published in February 1845, Frankfurt am MainTranslated: This 1956 English translation is by Richard Dixon, and is taken from the 1845 German edition;

Transcribed by Peter Byrne and Andy Blunden;

Source: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow 1956.

Introduction, by Foreign Languages Publishers

Foreword, by Frederick Engels

Chapter 1: "Critical Criticism in the Form of as Master-Bookbinder",

or Critical Criticism as Herr Reichardt (by Engels)

Chapter 2: "Critical Critcism" as a "Mill-Owner",

or Critical Criticism as Herr Jules Faucher (by Engels)

Chapter 3: "The Thoroughness of Critical Criticism",

or Critical Criticism as Herr J. (Jungnitz?) (by Engels)

Chapter 4: "Critical Citicism" as the Trnaquility of Knowledge,

or "Critical Criticism" as Herr Edgar

1. Flora Tristan's Union Ouvriere (by Engels)

2. Beraud on Prostitutes (by Engels)

3. Marx and Engels in Paris in 1844, Love (by Marx)

4. Proudhon (by Marx)

Chapter 5: "Critical Criticism" as a Mystery-Monger,

or "Critical Criticism" as Herr Szeliga (by Marx)

1. The Mystery of Degeneracy in Civilisation

2. The Mystery of Speculative Construction

3. The Mystery of Educated Society

4. The Mystery of Probity and Piety

5. Mystery, a Mockery

6. Turtle-Dove (Rigolette)

7. The World System of the Mysteries of Paris

Chapter 6: Absolute Critical Criticism,

or Critical Criticism as Herr Bruno

1. Absolute Criticism's First Campaign (by Marx)

a. "Spirit" and "Mass"

b. The Jewish Question No. 1

c. Socialism and Philosophy

2. Absolute Cricitism's Second Campaign

a. "Criticism" and Feuerbach (by Engels)

b. The Jewish Question No. 2 (by Marx)

3. Absolute Criticism's Third Campaign (by Marx)

a. Its "political" Past

b. The Jewish Question No. 3

c. Critical Battle Against the French Revolution

d. Critical Battle Against French Materialism

e. Final Defeat of Socialism

f. Philosophy of Self-Consciousness

Chapter 7: Critical Criticism's Correspondence

1. The Critical Mass (by Marx)

2. The “Un-Critical Mass” and “Critical Criticism”

a. The “Obdurate Mass” and the “Unsatisfied Mass” (by Marx)

b. The “Soft-Hearted” Mass “Pining for Redemption” (by Engels)

c. Grace Bestowed on the Mass (by Marx)

3. The Un-Critically Critical Mass (by Marx)

Chapter 8: The Earthly Course and Transfiguration of “Critical Criticism”,

 or “Critical Criticism” as Rudolph, Prince of Geroldstein (by Marx)

1. Critical Transformation of a Butcher into a Dog

2. Revelation of the Mystery of Critical Religion

3. Revelation of the Mysteries of Law

4. Revealed Mystery of the “Standpoint”

5. Revelation of Mystery of the Utilisation of Human Impulses

6. Revelation of Mystery of Emancipation of Women

7. Revelation of Political Economic Mysteries

8. Rudolph: Revealed Mystery of All Mysteries

Chapter 9: The Critical Last Judgement and Historical Epilogue (by Marx)

Excerpt: England and Materialist Philosophy.

Footnotes from the Foreign Languages Publishing House.