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Leo Kofler's Philosophy of Praxis: Western Marxism and Socialist Humanism
With Six Essays by Leo Kofler Published in English for the First Time
Series: Historical Materialism
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See moreA landmark exploration of the philosophical project of socialist humanist Leo Kofler.
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The German-Austrian social theorist and philosopher Leo Kofler (1907-1995) represents what Oskar Negt once called unmutilated, living Marxism. Throughout his life, he dealt with issues of history and modernity, Marxist philosophy, and the critique of ideology, philosophical anthropology, and aesthetics.
In this volume, author and Kofler biographer Christoph Jnke elucidates the contours of his philosophy of praxis, traces an arc from the socialist classics to postmodernism, and outlines the socialist humanist thinker's enduring relevance. The book also includes six essays by Leo Kofler published in English for the first time.
The main work was first published in German as Leo Koflers Philosophie der Praxis: Eine Einführung in sein Denken by Laika Verlag, 2015.
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ISBN: 9781642597875
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 December 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Haymarket Books
Illustration: Illustrations
Contributors:
- Translated by Nathaniel Thomas
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 262
About the Author
Christoph Jnke studied history and social science at the universities of Cologne and Bochum, taught history at the FernUniversitt in Hagen, and now works as an independent scholar. He is chair of the Leo-Kofler-Gesellschaft and author of numerous books and articles on socialism, Stalinism, the New Left, and German history, including Leo Kofler: Leben und Werk (1907-1995) (VSA, 2007).
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