. ▁Press ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁, ▁pp . ▁ 4 8 – 5 0 , ▁ 6 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁debate ▁over ▁human ▁nature ▁and ▁historical ▁material ism ▁ ▁P ages ▁ 1 5 0 – 1 6 0 ▁( i . e . ▁chapter ▁ 6 , ▁section ▁ 4 ) ▁of ▁G . A . ▁C ohen ' s ▁sem inal ▁Karl ▁Marx ' s ▁Theory ▁of ▁History ▁( K M TH ) ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁contain ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁of ▁human ▁nature ▁to ▁historical ▁material ism . ▁C ohen ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁former ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁product ive ▁forces , ▁which ▁Marx ▁holds ▁to ▁drive ▁history . ▁ ▁This ▁basic ▁view ▁is ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Ger as ▁( 1 9 8 3 ) ▁and ▁Wood s ▁( 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁The ▁view , ▁however , ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁Erik ▁O lin ▁Wright ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Lev ine ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁entitled ▁R ational ity ▁and ▁Class ▁Str ug gle , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁Review . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁as ▁chapter ▁ 1 ▁of ▁Marx ist ▁Theory ▁( ed . ▁Alex ▁Call in icos , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁critic ised ▁by ▁Josh ua ▁C ohen , ▁in ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁K M TH ▁in ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Philosoph y .