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Marxist History of Contemporary Philosophy: An unusual introduction

Marxist History of Contemporary Philosophy: An unusual introduction

Cositore, Dario

Paperback

General World History

ISBN13: 9798267294294
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 26 2025
Pages: 458
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Explore contemporary thought through the lens of historical materialism with Marxist History of Contemporary Philosophy. An unusual introduction. This volume offers a critical perspective on the ideas that have shaped the modern world, showing how philosophical thought has been profoundly influenced by the economic, social and political changes of history.

From the Hegelian dialectic to the Marxian critique of capitalism, via Fichte's idealist ethics, Freud's analyses of the psyche and the existentialist reflections of Heidegger and Sartre, the book explores the connections between theory and historical reality. Each chapter analyses the works of the great thinkers, highlighting the relationship between philosophy and class struggles, between material structures and ideas, between power and consciousness.

From the revolutionary insights of Marx, who unmasked the contradictions of the economic system, to Nietzsche's critical analyses of modernity and Heidegger's technological society, this volume shows how philosophy is not an abstract reflection, but a battlefield in which the possibilities of social change are defined. The great themes of contemporary times - the conflict between individual and society, the nature of power, freedom and necessity - are addressed through an analysis that links thought to the historical and material processes that produced it.

The Marxist history of contemporary philosophy is not only a guide to the thought of the great philosophers, but an invitation to use philosophy as a critical tool to understand and transform the world. Each chapter offers a key to confronting the contradictions of modernity with a thought directed towards action, liberation and the possibility of a different future.

What you will find in this book

  • A clear and accessible analysis of the main contemporary philosophers, from Fichte to Sartre, with a Marxist approach.
  • A focus on the interconnections between philosophy, economics, history and social struggles.
  • Tools to understand how philosophical thought still influences power relations and everyday reality today.

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