Leo Kofler's philosophy of praxis : : Western Marxism and socialist humanism : with six essays by Leo Kofler published in English for the first time / / Christoph Jünke.

• Superior document: Historical Materialism Book
• VerfasserIn: Jünke, Christoph,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Historical Materialism Book
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (262 pages)

"The German-Austrian social theorist and philosopher Leo Kofler (1907-1995) represents what Oskar Negt once called 'unmutilated, living Marxism'. Throughout his life he dealt with issues of history and modernity, Marxist philosophy and the critique of ideology, philosophical anthropology and aesthetics. In this volume, author and Kofler biographer Christoph Jünke elucidates the contours of his philosophy of praxis, traces an arc from the socialist classics to postmodernism, and outlines the socialist humanist thinker's enduring relevance. The book also includes six essays by Leo Kofler published in English for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

A border crosser of the twentieth century -- From classical socialism to the critique of neoliberal globalisation : Leo Kofler's Marxism as theory intended for practice -- Kofler's critique of Stalinism -- Socialist humanism, human nature and Marxist anthropology -- The debate over a Marxist aesthetics : going beyond Adorno and Lukács with Kofler and Lefebvre -- Pseudo-nature and pseudo-critique : Krahl, Kofler, and the critique of the Frankfurt School with the intention of practice.