Illusion of Epoch Routledge Library Editions: Political Science - Marxism-Leninism As a Philosophical Creed

Zusatztext ‘An admirable book, both in its lucidity and in its objectivity’ – Political Quarterly‘A book of inestimable utility’- New Statesman Informationen zum Autor Harold B. Acton, Professor of Philosophy in the University of London . Klappentext British thinkers have considered Marxism primarily as a body of economic and social doctrine. They have concentrated attention on the class struggle and the alleged decline of capitalism but Marxism is also in a wide sense of the word, a system of thought and conduct comprising views about the principle purposes of human life. This book discusses this philosophy - the metaphysics, ethics and intellectual tradition inaugurated by Marx and Engels and continued by Lenin and Stalin. It first discusses Dialectical materialism and secondly the social theories and ethics known as Scientific Socialism. Zusammenfassung This book discusses this philosophy – the metaphysics, ethics and intellectual tradition inaugurated by Marx and Engels and continued by Lenin and Stalin. It first discusses Dialectical materialism and secondly the social theories and ethics known as Scientific Socialism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Dialectical Materialism 1. Marxist Realism 2. Marxist Naturalism Part 2: Scientific Socialism 1. Historical Materialism 2. Marxist Ethics

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Harold Acton, Acton Harold, Harold Acton
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.10.2009
• EAN: 9780415555890
• ISBN: 978-0-415-55589-0
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Political Science
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie