Marxism and the open mind / John Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, John, 1889-1976., author.

Standardized Title:

Marxism & the open mind

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dialectical materialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, [2015]

Summary:

In Marxism and the Open Mind, John Lewis seeks to explain Marxism as a system of thought. In doing so, he addresses the studied neglect or grotesque misrepresentation that he feels characterizes Western attitudes toward Marxism. Lewis also aims to stimulate what he believes to be a long overdue re-evaluation of Marxism in the light of what was contemporary thought in 1957, the year of the book's original publication and the height of the Cold War era. The essays include chapters on human rights and a discussion on Marxism and liberty. Marxist ethics, a much-neglected theme, is the subject of an essay that deals with some of the most deeply felt criticisms of Marxism in the 1950s. The ethical aspects of Marxism are examined once again in a contribution to the debate on Marxism and religion. The volume concludes with essays on Berdyaev and Sartre, which strike a note on the Marxist estimation of these thinkers, and with an essay on Marxist humanism. The essays cover a wide field of thought, uniting a close and sympathetic study of Marxism with a critical judgment rooted in academic training at three universities and experience in the Christian ministry.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Notes; Acknowledgments; 1 Idealism and Ideologies; I. Does it Matter What a Man Believes?; II. The Delusion of Dualism; III. What Do I Know?; IV. Idealism and Evolution; V. The Idealist Heritage; VI. On Partisanship in Philosophy; VII. Idealism and Reaction; VIII. Schematism, Pragmatism and Psychologism in Philosophy; Notes; 2 Historical Inevitability; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; XIV; XV; Notes; 3 On Human Rights; I; II; III; IV; Conclusion; Notes; 4 Marxism and Liberty; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VIII; IX; X; Notes

5 Marxism and EthicsI. Is a Materialistic Ethics Possible?; II. Is Communism Right Merely Because It Prevails?; III. Does Relativism in Ethics Rule Out Right and Wrong?; IV. Class Morality and Absolute Values; V. Means and Ends; VI. The Ethics of Social Struggle; VII. Theory and Practice; VIII. A Truly Human Morality; Notes; 6 The Marxist Answer to the Challenge of Our Time; Notes; 7 Marxist Humanism; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; XIV; XV; Notes; 8 Sartre and Society; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; Notes; 9 Berdyaev, Socialist and Heretic; Notes

10 Communism the Heir to the Christian TraditionI. Priest and Prophet; II. Secular and Sacred; III. Religion and Science; IV. Religion and Reform; V. Dualism in Philosophy and Religion; VI. The Economic Basis of Dualism; VII. Rationalism and Irrationalism in Ethics; VIII. Transition; IX. Apocalyptic; Notes; Index of Proper Names

Notes:

Originally published: London : Routledge & K. Paul, 1957.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-50674-9

1-351-50673-0

0-203-78617-3

1-4128-2814-7

9780203786178

OCLC:

1005580544