Lenin as philosopher : a critical examination of the philosophical basis of Leninism / Anton Pannekoek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pannekoek, Anton, 1873-1960.

Contributor:

Richey, Lance Byron, 1966-

Series:

Marquette studies in philosophy ; #31.

Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 31

Standardized Title:

Lenin als Philosoph. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924.

Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich.

Physical Description:

177 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition / edited, annotated, and with an introduction by Lance Byron Richey.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee : Marquette University Press, 2003.

Summary:

First published in 1938 by a leader of the Council Communism movement, Anton Pannekoek's Lenin as Philospher offers a classic left-wing interpretation and critique of Lenin's philosophical accomplishment and its relationship to the development of Leninism as perhaps the dominant political theory of the twentieth century. Providing a detailed discussion of the philosophical background to the Machist controversy which occasioned Lenin's Materialism and Empirio criticism, Pannekoek's study still stands as one of the most forceful and politically astute discussions of the topic available. Published here for the first time in an annotated and scholarly edition, this masterpiece of Marxist criticism is accompanied by a lengthy new introduction expanding and assessing Pannekoek's discussion and arguing for the continuing relevance of Lenin's thought for Marxism in the new millennium.

Contents:

Pannekoek, Lenin, and the future of Marxist philosophy

Note on the text

Introduction

Marxism

Middle class materialism

Dietzgen

Mach

Avenarius

Lenin

The criticism

Natural science

Materialism

Plekhanov's views

The Russian revolution

The proletarian revolution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0874626544

OCLC:

51984980