Philosophy: Lukacs H&CC Wk 15 (Reification and Consciousness of Proletariat #5)

Continuing History and Class Consciousness by György Lukács. Now we are starting the long fourth essay, "Reification and Consciousness of the Proletariat, which starts on page 83. The second part is called "The Antinomies of Bourgeois Thought." This week we will read the second section of Part II (Section 2), from page 120 to 134. (This section is slightly longer than normal!)

The back copy of my version of the book makes it sound very interesting:

"[This] is a truly extraordinary work, and its English translation, after almost fifty years of neglect, is a major event.... The full quality of Lukács's brilliance is most powerfully manifested in this 'youthful' work (done when he was merely 38!), where he reveals himself as by far the most talented philosopher among 20th-century Marxists, and as their most penetrating critic of contemporary culture..... He is a major stimulus in the development of what is certainly the most creative school of social theorists in the 20th century, and of whom Marcuse is only the best-known member. For all this, we owe homage to Georg Lukács."

An electronic copy of the book can be found here: https://gregoryberry.net/marx/

Last week's discussion was really good; please join us!

Don't be creepy and shy about joining, and don't worry if we're in the middle of a book, you will be welcome! And BYOB!

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