Louis Althusser and the Traditions of French Marxism

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Louis Althusser and the Traditions of French Marxism
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The 2005 Lexington Books edition
Author William S. Lewis
Country United States
Language English
Genre Philosophy
Publisher Lexington Books
Publication date
2005
Media type Print
Pages 238
ISBN 0-7391-1307-0

Louis Althusser and the Traditions of French Marxism is a 2005 book by William S. Lewis.

Summary

Lewis examines the "Structural Marxism" of Louis Althusser, which was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. His approach places Althusser's writings within the context of the French Communist Party and the tradition of French intellectual Marxism. The role and place of political theory is a major concern of Lewis' interpretation of Althusser. Lewis argues that the Stalinist and humanist interpretations of Karl Marx were theoretically untenable and had harmful practical consequences for the French Communist Party.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Louis Althusser and the Traditions of French Marxism
  2. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy


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