Marxism and the Philosophy of Science - A Critical History

Skillfully deploying a large cast of characters, Sheehan retraces the development of Marxist philosophy of science through detailed and highly readable accounts of the debates that have characterized it. Approaching Marxism from the perspective of the philosophy of science, Sheehan shows how Marx's and Engel's ideas on the development and structure of natural science had a crucial impact on the work of early twentieth-century natural philosophers, historians of science, and natural scientists.

From the ideas of Marx and Engels, those of the Marxist theoreticians of the Second International to the debates within Russian Marxism up to World War II, Sheehan masterfully surveys the history of marxist philosophy of science, concluding with a close analysis of the development of the debate among non-Soviet Marxists, placing particular emphasis on the contributions of leading British Marxists in the 1930s.

About the author

Helena Sheehan is an academic philosopher, historian of science, and writer on communication studies, politics, and philosophical (particularly Marxist) subjects. Sheehan is a retired (Professor Emeritus) communications lecturer at Dublin City University and has been a visiting professor at the University of Cape Town. She is the author of five books.

Report

A singular achievement. Sheehan is masterful in her presentation of the dialectics of nature debates, which begin with Engels and recur throughout the periods covered by this book. Science and Society

Product details

• Authors: Helena Sheehan, Sheehan Helena
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2018
• EAN: 9781786634269
• ISBN: 978-1-78663-426-9
• No. of pages: 464
• Series: Radical Thinkers; Radical Thinkers Set 15
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Radicalism, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Philosophy of Science, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Marxism & Communism