Socialist reasoning : an inquiry into the political philosophy of scientific socialism

Author(s)

• Collier, Andrew

Bibliographic Information

Socialist reasoning : an inquiry into the political philosophy of scientific socialism

Andrew Collier

Pluto Press , Barnes & Noble Books, 1990

Other Title

Scientific socialism

Note

Bibliography: p. 177-179

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A philosophical explanation and defence of classical Marxism, this book aims to analyze the political reasoning involved in the "scientific socialist" tradition and apply it to contemporary political debates. The book contrasts scientific socialist reasoning to Utopian and abstract political thought, and considers the issues of liberty, modern technology and political action.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Political ideals: ideals and contradictions
• liberties without liberalism
• liberation and instauration. Part 2 Meta-political ideas: how to talk about values by talking about facts
• what is political?
• political sublimation.

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Details

• NCID: BA10262652
• ISBN:
  • 0745303641
• LCCN: 89022950
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; Winchester, Mass.,Savage, Md.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 184 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HX73
  • DC20 : 335.4/11
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Socialism
  • LCSH : Socialism -- Philosophy