Questions tagged [communism]
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What are some good papers, essays and articles that elucidate Walter Benjamin's essay “The Author as Producer”?
I've recently read Walter Benjamin's essay “The Author as Producer”. Not having a formal educational background in philosophy, I found it a bit difficult to read. Do you have any suggestions for ...
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Productive Forces vs. Conditions of Bourgeois Property
In The Communist Manifesto, page 331 of the 2002/2014 Penguin Edition, Marx and Engels write;
"The productive forces at the disposal of society no longer tend to further the development of the ...
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What exactly is the relation betweeen artworks and communism, for Adorno?
What exactly is the relation betweeen artworks and communism, for Adorno?
I have read the beginning of Negative Dialectics, and some of Aesthetic Theory, as well as a analysis of the latter, and ...
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The Effects of Marx's Moral Character on Communism
I recently read Paul Johnson's "Intellectuals" which includes a scourging critique of Karl Marx and his work. Surprisingly, it focused on Marx's own personality along with his many vices, ...
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Dictatorship, communism or democracy
Could anyone highlight the main difference between these 3? Also, i remember reading about the concept of communism which is very beautiful, however i do not really understand why there has been no ...
