Karl Marx's great work, Capital, has intrigued and puzzled readers for more than a century by its mystifyingly intricate arguments and dramatic literary embellishments. In this book, Robert Paul Wolff dispels much of the mystery surrounding Capital by providing a literary-philosophical analysis of the text and of Marx's intentions.

"Works and authors quoted in 'Capital'": v. 1, p. 849-864. v. 1. The process of capitalist production. Tr. from the 3d German ed., by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling, and ed. by Frederick Engels. Rev. and amplified according to the 4th German ed. by Ernest Untermann.--v. 2. The process of circulation of capital, ed. by Frederick Engels, tr. from the 2d German ed. by Ernest Untermann.--v. 3. The process of capitalist production as a whole, ed. by Frederick Engels. Tr. from the 1st German ed. by Ernest Untermann.

A collection of objective essays reviewing the principal arguments for and against stem cell research. Among the issues considered are whether stem cell research treats embryos as "commodities," violates the rights of human embryos, or alienates women from their reproductive labor, and whether human embryos are entitled to full membership in the moral community.