Western Marxism (book)
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The first edition | |
| Author | José Guilherme Merquior |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Philosophy |
| Published | 1986 (Paladin Books) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 247 |
| ISBN | 0-586-08454-1 |
Western Marxism is a 1986 book about Western Marxism by Brazilian critic and sociologist José Guilherme Merquior.
Summary
Merquior criticizes anti-modernist and postmodernist strands of thought, which he calls Kiilturkritik. On Merquior's account, Kulturiaitik has two essential features: a moralistic hatred of modernity, specifically of bourgeois culture, and a systematic obscurantism, a denial of rational methods and criteria in the study of society.[1]
Scholarly reception
Gregory R. Johnson calls Western Marxism one of Merquior's "minor classics."[1]
References
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Johnson 1992. p. 154.
- Online articles
- Johnson, Gregory R. "Without Sense or Reference". Retrieved 2013-09-18.