Marxist Philosophy in China : From Qu Qiubai to Mao Zedong, 1923-1945 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)

This book recounts the history of Marxist philosophy in China between 1923 and 1945 through the writings and activities of four philosophers: Qu Qiubai, Ai Siqi, Li Da and Mao Zedong. Two of these philosophers - Qu and Mao - were also political activists and leaders, but their contribution to this history is as important, if not more so, than the contribution of Ai and Li who were predominantly philosophers and scholars. The inclusion of Qu and Mao underlines the intimate connection between philosophy and politics in the revolutionary movement in China. It is not possible to speak credibly of Marxist philosophy in China without considering the political context within which its introduction, elaboration and dissemination proceeded. Indeed, each of the philosophers considered in this book repudiated the notion that the study of philosophy was a scholastic intellectual exercise devoid of political significance. Each of these philosophers regarded himself as a revolutionary, and considered philosophy to be useful precisely because it could facilitate a comprehension of the world and so accelerate efforts to change it. By the same token, each of these philosophers took philosophy seriously; each bent his mind to the daunting task of mastering the arcane and labyrinthian philosophical system of dialectical materialism. Philosophy might well be political, they believed, but this was no excuse for philosophical dilettantism.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	2005
Authors:	Nick Knight
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	246
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-6970-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	90-481-6970-4
Barcode:	9789048169702

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