▁ ▁G . A . ▁C ohen ▁draw s ▁out ▁some ▁difficulties ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁presentation ▁in ▁K M TH ▁in ▁the ▁article ▁Re cons ider ing ▁Historical ▁Material ism . ▁( First ▁published ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁in ▁Marx ism : ▁N OM OS ▁XX VI , ▁ed . ▁Chap man ▁and ▁Pen no ck ; ▁now ▁available ▁in ▁Marx ist ▁Theory ▁ed . ▁Alex ▁Call in icos , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ; ▁and ▁in ▁History , ▁Labour , ▁and ▁Fre edom , ▁G . A . ▁C ohen , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ). ▁The ▁article ' s ▁content ions ▁( for ▁a ▁five - point ▁summary , ▁see ▁Call in icos ▁pp .   1 7 3 – 4 ) ▁concern ▁the ▁connection ▁of ▁Marx ' s ▁historical ▁material ism ▁to ▁his ▁' ph il osoph ical ▁anth rop ology ' ▁- ▁basically , ▁his ▁conception ▁of ▁human ▁nature . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 5 ▁of ▁G . A . ▁C ohen ' s ▁History , ▁Labour ▁and ▁Fre edom ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁is ▁entitled ▁Human ▁Nature ▁and ▁Social ▁Change ▁in ▁the ▁Marx ist ▁Con ception ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁is ▁co - author ed ▁by ▁C ohen ▁and ▁Will ▁K ym lic ka . ▁( First ▁published ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Philosoph y .) ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁chapter ▁is ▁to ▁defend ▁C ohen ' s ▁cont ention ▁in ▁his ▁K M TH ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁autonom ous