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Gramsci, Materialism, and Philosophy (Paperback)
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Gramsci, Materialism, and Philosophy (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
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Western critical theory, Marxism included, has largely been based
on a view of historical materialism that Gramsci, among others,
developed in his prison notebooks. For many, Gramsci's
philosophical reflections in prison offered a new foundation for
the philosophy of the future. His reflections on the philosophy of
praxis and absolute historicism find echoes in much of what today
is considered to be a materialist philosophy. That form of
materialism was unable to provide a sound foundation for a
progressive social project, the possibility of a meaningful and
creative ethical life, and the forms of activity or praxis that
would be conducive to creating good society. In this book, Esteve
Morera connects Marxist philosophy to the broader philosophical
discussion of materialism in metaphysics, the philosophy science,
philosophy of mind, and naturalised ethics. Each chapter deals with
a particular aspect related to materialism and its consequences,
the sorts of things that, if materialism is true, need to be
confronted. Morera critiques, and rejects Gramsci's conception of
matter and materialism and concludes that that philosophical
materialism is compatible with freedom, and as a consequence,
offers a good foundation for ethical life. Gramsci, Materialism,
and Philosophy is an original contribution to the philosophically
vital debates around the meaning, limitations, implications, and
possibilities of philosophical materialism as it is a contribution
to the critical literature on Gramsci.
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