The Philosophy of Praxis Marx, Lukács and the Frankfurt School |
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| Author:
| Feenberg, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78168-172-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books
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| Imprint: | Verso |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The early Marx called for the "realization of philosophy" throughnbsp;revolution. Revolution thus became a critical concept for Marxism,nbsp;a view elaborated in the later praxis perspectives of Lukács andnbsp;the Frankfurt School. These thinkers argue that fundamental philosophicalnbsp;problems are, in reality, social problems abstractlynbsp;conceived. Originally published as Lukács, Marx and the Sources of Criticalnbsp;Theory, The Philosophy of Praxis traces the...
More DescriptionThe early Marx called for the "realization of philosophy" throughnbsp;revolution. Revolution thus became a critical concept for Marxism,nbsp;a view elaborated in the later praxis perspectives of Lukács andnbsp;the Frankfurt School. These thinkers argue that fundamental philosophicalnbsp;problems are, in reality, social problems abstractlynbsp;conceived.
Originally published as Lukács, Marx and the Sources of Criticalnbsp;Theory, The Philosophy of Praxis traces the evolution of this argumentnbsp;in the writings of Marx, Lukács, Adorno and Marcuse. This
reinterpretation of the philosophy of praxis shows its continuingnbsp;relevance to contemporary discussions in Marxist political theory,nbsp;continental philosophy and science and technology studies.