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Karl Kosk and the Dialectics of the Concrete

Series: Historical Materialism
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Karl Kosk and the Dialectics of the Concrete explores the philosophical underpinnings of Karl Kosk's ideas, focusing on how abstract theories relate to tangible, real-world situations. This work delves into the interconnectedness of thought and lived experience, examining how concrete realities shape and are shaped by philosophical discourse. It's a profound analysis that appeals to readers interested in the dynamic relationship between theory and practice.
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Karel Kosik (1926-2003) gained a reputation as a creative thinker largely due to his philosophical 'blockbuster' Dialectics of the Concrete, first published in Czechoslovakia in 1963. In reintroducing Kosik's philosophy to English-speaking readers, his work is highlighted not only as a leading intellectual document of the Prague Spring but also as an original theoretical contribution with international impact. It sheds light on the meaning of labour and praxis, cognition and economic structure, and revolution and the crises of modernity.

Contributors include: Ian Angus, Siyaves Azeri, Vit Bartos, Jan ČernΓ½, Joseph Grim Feinberg, Diana Fuentes, Gabriella Fusi, Tomas Hermann, TomΓ‘Ε‘ HΕ™Γ­bek, Xiaohan Huang, Peter Hudis, Petr KuΕΎel, Ivan Landa, Michael Lowy, Jan Mervart, Anselm K. Min, Tom Rockmore, Francesco Tava, and Xinruo Zhang.

Series: Historical Materialism

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781642598209

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 January 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Joseph Grim Feinberg
  • Edited by Ivan Landa
  • Edited by Jan Mervart

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 378

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Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Historical Materialism

About the Author

Joseph Grim Feinberg is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of Czech Academy of Sciences. He is author of The Paradox of Authenticity and editor of Contradictions: A Journal for Critical Thought.

Ivan Landa is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He has published articles and chapters on Hegel and the history of Marxism. He is a co-editor of the Collected Works of Karel Kosk planned for 7 volumes (in Czech).

Jan Mervart is researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He has published monographs and articles on the intellectual history of Czechoslovakia. He is the co-editor of Czechoslovakism.

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