MARX IN TWO COMMENTARIES: POPPER AND DERRIDA

Marx is one of those philosophers that has had a vast and profound influence on the philosophy and social - political movements of the twentieth century in the realm of theory and practice. Scholars in such diverse school of thoughts such as Popper and Derrida have considered Marx from positive and negative aspects. Simultaneous examination of their encounter with Marx is important in many ways. Popper negatively criticizes Marx comprehensively in order to substantiate capitalism. But Derrida according to the deconstruction approach criticizes some of Marx's concepts and reconstructs some others. Derrida's approach provides a context for passing the duality of socialism and capitalism that governed all elements of the ideas of the twentieth century. This article explains three cases in particular: 1- Positive and negative encountering of Popper with Marx, 2- Positive and negative encountering of Derrida with Marx, 3- Similarities and differences of Popper and Derrida in facing Marx.