Throwing the dice of history with Marx : : the plurality of historical worlds from Epicurus to modern science / / by Marcus Bajema.
"By digging through the stratigraphy of the history of ideas we can find within and beyond Marxism an 'aleatory current' that values the role of chance in history. Using this perspective, the book builds a case for a historical materialism that is stripped of all teleology. Starting i...
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Bajema, Marcus Jan, 1979- author. Throwing the dice of history with Marx : the plurality of historical worlds from Epicurus to modern science / by Marcus Bajema. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] ©2023. 1 online resource (427 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Historical materialism book series ; volume 277 Includes bibliographical references and index. Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Aleatory Current in Philosophy and the Present Conjuncture -- Chapter 2. The Ancient Atomists on Nature, Humankind and History -- Chapter 3. Encounters with Ancient and New Worlds -- Chapter 4. Universal History from a Materialist Perspective -- Chapter 5. Marx and the Thesis of the Plurality of Worlds -- Chapter 6. 'The Relics of Bygone Instruments', Marxist Archaeology and the Thesis of the Plurality of Worlds -- Bibliography -- Index. "By digging through the stratigraphy of the history of ideas we can find within and beyond Marxism an 'aleatory current' that values the role of chance in history. Using this perspective, the book builds a case for a historical materialism that is stripped of all teleology. Starting in the ancient Mediterranean with Epicurus, it traces the history of conceiving history as plural up to Marxism and modern science. It shows that concrete historical 'worlds' such as ancient Mesoamerica and Eurasia cannot be reduced to a single template. Affirming the potentiality of a future non-capitalist 'world', it invalidates any 'end of history' thesis"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Historical materialism. Plurality of worlds. Historical materialism. fast (OCoLC)fst00958141 Plurality of worlds. fast (OCoLC)fst01067419 Print version: Bajema, Marcus Throwing the Dice of History with Marx Naperville : BRILL,c2023 Historical materialism book series. |
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