Abstract
This article examines, albeit in a synthetic fashion, the Introduction to the Grundrisse, comparing it not only to other texts written by Marx, but also to Hegel, in order to clarify some essential aspects of Marxist dialectics. In particular, it discusses the dichotomy method of inquiry x method of exposition; the differentia specifica of Marxian Hegelian dialectic in relation to Aristotelian logic; the question of form and content; the relationship between understanding and dialectic reason and between formal syllogism and dialectic syllogism; the Marxian critique of Hegelian idealism; the reasons why "the anatomy of man is the key to the anatomy of the ape"; as well as the limitations of the Introduction to the Grundrisse in the face of other dimensions of Marxist dialectics.
Keywords:
Marxian method; Materialistic dialectics; Marx and Hegel; Historical materialism; Introduction to the Grundrisse
