Marx chose Vorstellung to mark imagination as social rather than individual
Evidence
In the original text, this social-collective framing of the imagination is indicated by the use of the word Vorstellung rather than Einbildungskraft, which is used by Kant and thus carries an (undesired by Marx) association with the individualist and idealist philosophical traditions. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 427
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: A precise terminological distinction showing Marx deliberately distanced his imagination concept from Kant’s individualist Einbildungskraft.