2013-06-112013-06-112005-10Nature, society, and thought, Vol. 18, No. 4 (October 2005)0890-6130http://purl.umn.edu/150762ARTICLES: Ishay Landa, Aroma and Shadow: Marx vs. Nietzsche on Religion. MARXIST FORUM: Bahman Azad, The Scientific Basis of the Concept of the Vanguard Party of the Proletariat. Berch Berberoglu, The Class Nature of the State and Revolution in Classical Marxist Theory. Erwin Marquit, Dictatorship of the Proletariat and Vanguard Party in Historical Context. Forum and Manifesto of the World Political Economics Society, Shanghai. BOOK REVIEWS: Robert Lanning, Marxist Ethics: A Short Exposition, by Willis H. Truitt. Michael Washington, Reflections of African-American Peace Leaders: A Documentary History, 1898–1967, edited by Marvin J. Berlowitz, Eric R. Jackson, and Nathan A. Long. AUTHOR AND TITLE INDEX TO VOLUME 18. ABSTRACTS (in English and French).enNewsletter or Bulletin