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Concrete Critical Theory

Althusser's Marxism
By William S. Lewis
Series: Historical Materialism
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Concrete Critical Theory by William S. Lewis explores the practical application of critical theory in everyday life. The book offers an accessible analysis of this philosophical tradition, emphasizing its relevance to contemporary social and political issues. Lewis bridges the gap between abstract theoretical concepts and their tangible impact on society, making complex ideas understandable for a broader audience.
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Concrete Critical Theory

Lewis offers an insightful rearticulation and defense of Althusserian critical theory.

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Taking an analytic and historical approach, this work develops and defends Althusserian critical theory. This theory, it is argued, produces knowledge of how a particular class of people, in a particular time, in a particular place, is dominated, oppressed, or exploited.

Moreover, without relying on a general notion of human emancipation, concrete critical theory can suggest political means for the alleviation of these conditions. Because it puts Althusser's ideas in dialogue with contemporary social science and philosophy, the book as a whole makes contributions to Althusser studies, to Anglo-American political philosophy, and to current debates in the philosophy of the social sciences.

Series: Historical Materialism

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ISBN: 9781642597899

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 December 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 220

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Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Historical Materialism William S. Lewis

About the Author

William S. Lewis is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Media and Film Studies at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He has published in political philosophy, American pragmatism and philosophy of the social sciences, including the book Louis Althusser and the Traditions of French Marxism (Lexington, 2005).

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