Georg Lukács’s Philosophy of Praxis

From Neo-Kantianism to Marxism

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Av Konstantinos Kavoulakos

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Georg Lukács’ early Marxist philosophy of the 1920s laid the foundations of Critical Theory. However the evaluation of Lukács’ philosophical contribution has been largely determined by one-sided readings of eminent theorists like Adorno, Habermas, Honneth or even Lukács himself. This book offers a new reconstruction of Lukács’ early Marxist work, capable of restoring its dialectical complexity by highlighting its roots in his neo-Kantian, 'pre-Marxist' period. In his pre-Marxist work Lukács sought to articulate a critique of formalism from the standpoint of a dubious mystical ethics of revolutionary praxis. Consequently, Lukács discovered a more coherent and realistic answer to his philosophical dilemmas in Marxism. At the same time, he retained his neo-Kantian reservations about idealist dialectics. In his reading of historical materialism he combined non-idealist, non-systematic historical dialectics with an emphasis on conscious, collective, transformative praxis. Reformulated in this way Lukács’ classical argument plays a central role within a radical Critical Theory.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2020-03-19
  • Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
  • Vikt376 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor264
  • FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN9781350155282