Leaping Over the Caudine Forks of Capitalism

List of contents

1. The nature and prospect of Russian communes; 2. Comparison of the early and the late Marxian thought; 3. Difference and consistency between Engels’ and Marx’s thoughts; 4. The victories of the Russian October Revolution and of the Chinese Revolution do not confirm the "leaping over" theory; 5. The greatest strength of the general historical philosophy is that it is supra-historical; 6. The theoretical contributions of Marx’s "Notes on Ancient Social History"

About the author

Jiaxiang Zhao is Professor of Philosophy at Peking University, and has served as vice dean and director of the academic committee of the Department of Philosophy, as well as vice president and consultant of the Chinese Historical Materialism Association. His main research interests include Marxist philosophy and Marxist classic works.

Summary

This volume discusses the probability of the Russian Commune to “skip the Caudine Forks of capitalism”, which means to avoid the torments of the capitalist system, according to Marx and Engels’ theories.

Product details

• Authors: Zhao Jiaxiang, Jiaxiang Zhao
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780367478469
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47846-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: China Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Capitalism, Non-Western philosophy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise & Capitalism