Robert Kurz (philosopher)

Robert Kurz on an ATTAC-congress in March 2009

Robert Kurz (24 December 1943 – 18 July 2012) was a German Marxist philosopher, social critic, journalist and editor of the journal Exit!. He was one of Germany's most prominent theorists of value criticism.[1]

Life and work

Robert Kurz was born on 24 December 1943 in Nuremberg to a German working-class family. Kurz studied philosophy, history and paedagogy at the university of Erlangen without taking a degree. He was a member of the "Kommunistische Arbeiterbund Deutschland" (German Communist Workers League) during the 1970s.[2] Kurz was a co-founder of the magazine Marxistische Kritik (Marxist Critique) in 1986. He worked closely with the left-wing politician Christian Rehm.

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References

  1. "Erneuerer des Marxismus: Robert Kurz ist tot" Spiegel Online. 20 July 2012. Retrieved on 6 September 2012.
  2. Geschichte der MLPD, II. Teil, 2. Halbband, ISBN 3-88021-151-5, S. 405.

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