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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
By Christoph Jnke
Series: Historical Materialism
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Leo Kofler, a German-Austrian social theorist and philosopher, explored key issues in history, Marxist philosophy, ideology critique, philosophical anthropology, and aesthetics. This volume by Christoph Jnke, Kofler's biographer, clarifies his philosophy of praxis by linking socialist classics to postmodernism, highlighting the enduring relevance of socialist humanism. It features six essays by Kofler in English for the first time.
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A 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.

Series: Historical Materialism

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INFORMATION

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

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Christoph Jnke Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Historical Materialism

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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