Main Currents of Marxism: The founders"Kołakowski discusses the origins, philosophical roots, golden age and breakdown of Marxism, and the various schools of Marxist philosophy. He describes Marxism as "the greatest fantasy of the twentieth century", a dream of a perfect society which became a foundation for "a monstrous edifice of lies, exploitation and oppression." He argues that the Leninist and Stalinist versions of communist ideology are not a distortion or degenerate form of Marxism, but one of its possible interpretations. Despite his rejection of Marxism, his interpretation of Marx is influenced by Lukács." |
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THE ORIGINS OF DIALECTIC | 9 |
Nicholas of Cusa The contradictions of Absolute Being | 33 |
The Enlightenment The realization of man in the schema | 39 |
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