Ideologies / Orthodox Marxist / Karl Korsch
§ The minds · 1886–1961 · Germany · Theorist
Karl Korsch
Marxism and philosophy
Recovering Marx's revolutionary core.
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The theorist whose 'Marxism and Philosophy' (1923), alongside Lukács, launched the Western Marxist recovery of Marx's Hegelian, revolutionary core.
social
Heterodox progressive theorist.
economic
Common ownership reuned with its philosophical roots.
governance
Critic of both reformism and party orthodoxy.
Notable for
- 'Marxism and Philosophy'
- Co-founder of Western Marxism
- Council-communist sympathies
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