ut ation ▁of ▁a ▁Leg end ▁by ▁Norman ▁Ger as ▁( 1 9 8 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁conc ise ▁argument ▁against ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁Marx ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁there ▁was ▁something ▁such ▁as ▁human ▁nature , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁confusion ▁surrounding ▁the ▁sixth ▁of ▁the ▁Th eses ▁on ▁Feuer bach . ▁ ▁Part ▁I ▁of ▁Karl ▁Marx ▁by ▁Allen ▁Wood ▁provides ▁a ▁highly ▁readable ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ▁concerning ▁what ▁Marx ▁thought ▁of ▁human ▁nature ▁and ▁his ▁concept ▁of ▁al ien ation . ▁ ▁See ▁especially ▁chapter ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁pre face ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁edition ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁of ▁Wood ' s ▁book ▁can ▁be ▁read ▁online ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Marx ▁and ▁the ▁Miss ing ▁Link : ▁Human ▁Nature ▁by ▁W . ▁Peter ▁Arch ib ald ▁( 1 9 8 9 ). ▁ ▁Marx ism ▁and ▁Human ▁Nature ▁ ▁by ▁Se an ▁Say ers ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁young ▁Karl ▁Marx : ▁German ▁philosophy , ▁Modern ▁politics , ▁and ▁human ▁fl our ishing ▁by ▁David ▁Leopold ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁See ▁Chapter ▁ 4 ▁for ▁close ▁reading ▁of ▁Marx ' s ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁texts , ▁rel ating ▁human ▁nature ▁to ▁human ▁em an cip ation . ▁▁ ▁Fellow ▁Cre atures : ▁Our ▁O bl ig ations ▁to ▁the ▁Other ▁Anim als ▁by ▁Christ ine ▁M . ▁K ors ga ard ▁( O x ford ▁U