Engels: da crítica da economia política à crítica ao direito

Abstract

Based on what José Chasin called an immanent analysis, we will analyze the Engelsian course considering its change in emphasis, from a critique of political economy to a critique of Law. Based on the tension between Engels' mode of exposure and the specific content that he must disclose, we will show that there is no substantial break in the author's position, even though his emphasis is different at a time when the socialist movement grows and where the field of law, even though it is not the central one, seems to be. In his famous Draft of 1844, Engels criticizes de political economy in its immediate relation with the critic of religion, politics and Law; on the later days of his live, however, the author of Anti-Düring has an especial emphasis on the critic of Law. It happens because of his adversaries emphasis, focused on rights and Law but also because of the importance, as well as the traps, involved on the struggle on the State apparatus.