Ideologies / Classical Marxist / The Spectre of Communism (archetype)
Fiction§ The minds · archetypal · Europe · Revolutionary idea (figure of speech)
The Spectre of Communism (archetype)
A spectre haunting Europe
The idea itself, personified.
Economic−95
SocialistMarket
Governance−45
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+60
TraditionalProgressive
The Manifesto's famous opening 'spectre' stands here for classical Marxism as an idea — the emancipatory hope, before any state, of a society freely held in common.
social
Emancipation as the horizon of history.
economic
The promise of a world held in common.
governance
The dream of association without domination.
Notable for
- 'A spectre is haunting Europe'
- The idea of communism
- Emancipatory horizon
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