History and Class Consciousness
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History and Class Consciousness is a seminal 1923 collection of Marxist essays by György Lukács that introduced influential concepts such as reification and class consciousness, profoundly shaping Western Marxist theory.
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Target entity: History and Class Consciousness Context triple: [György Lukács, notableWork, History and Class Consciousness]
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Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence
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The Decomposition of Marxism
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The Social Basis of the Third International Theory
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The Role of the Proletariat
"The Role of the Proletariat" is a section of Friedrich Engels’ work *Socialism: Utopian and Scientific* that explains the revolutionary function of the working class in overthrowing capitalism and building socialism.
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A General Theory of Exploitation and Class
A General Theory of Exploitation and Class is a foundational work in analytical Marxism that rigorously reconstructs Marxist class and exploitation theory using formal economic and philosophical methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: History and Class Consciousness Target entity description: History and Class Consciousness is a seminal 1923 collection of Marxist essays by György Lukács that introduced influential concepts such as reification and class consciousness, profoundly shaping Western Marxist theory.
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A.
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence
Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence is a seminal work by G.A. Cohen that rigorously reconstructs and defends Marx’s historical materialism using the tools of analytic philosophy.
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B.
The Decomposition of Marxism
The Decomposition of Marxism is a 1908 work by French theorist Georges Sorel that critically examines and challenges orthodox Marxist doctrine, helping to shape later revolutionary syndicalist and anti-determinist thought.
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C.
The Social Basis of the Third International Theory
The Social Basis of the Third International Theory is the third section of Muammar Gaddafi’s political manifesto The Green Book, outlining the social principles and structures underpinning his proposed alternative to capitalism and communism.
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D.
The Role of the Proletariat
"The Role of the Proletariat" is a section of Friedrich Engels’ work *Socialism: Utopian and Scientific* that explains the revolutionary function of the working class in overthrowing capitalism and building socialism.
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E.
A General Theory of Exploitation and Class
A General Theory of Exploitation and Class is a foundational work in analytical Marxism that rigorously reconstructs Marxist class and exploitation theory using formal economic and philosophical methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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collection of essays ⓘ |
| addresses |
commodity fetishism
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consciousness and social being ⓘ relationship between theory and practice ⓘ role of the proletariat in history ⓘ |
| author | György Lukács ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
class consciousness
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proletariat as subject-object of history ⓘ reification ⓘ totality ⓘ |
| containsEssay |
Class Consciousness
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History and Class Consciousness self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Reification and the Consciousness of the Proletariat
The Changing Function of Historical Materialism ⓘ Towards a Methodology of the Problem of Organization ⓘ What is Orthodox Marxism? ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Second International Marxism
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economism ⓘ mechanistic materialism ⓘ reformism ⓘ |
| EnglishEditionPublisher | MIT Press ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Rodney Livingstone ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical literature
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
History and Class Consciousness
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics
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| influenced |
Critical theory
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Marxist humanism ⓘ
surface form:
Existential Marxism
Frankfurt School ⓘ Fredric Jameson ⓘ Herbert Marcuse ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Lucio Colletti NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno ⓘ Western Marxism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Karl Marx ⓘ Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxist theory
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class consciousness ⓘ dialectics ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ reification ⓘ |
| movement | Western Marxism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Marxist humanism
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surface form:
Hegelian Marxism
Marxism ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Berlin ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher | Malik-Verlag ⓘ |
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