Freedom and Dissatisfaction in the Works of Agnes Heller

Freedom and Dissatisfaction in the Works of Agnes Heller
Author :
Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 276
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780739189771
ISBN-13 : 0739189778
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Freedom and Dissatisfaction in the Works of Agnes Heller by : Lucy Jane Ward

Download or read book Freedom and Dissatisfaction in the Works of Agnes Heller written by Lucy Jane Ward and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ward’s book focuses on the work of the Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller; prominent member of the Budapest School, a group of students who studied under the Marxist social theorist György Lukács. For both Marx and Heller (albeit in different ways) dissatisfaction emerges as the inevitable result of the expansion of need(s) within modernity and as a catalyst for the development of anthropological wealth (what Marx refers to as the 'human being rich in need'). Ward argues that dissatisfaction and the corresponding category of human wealth–as both motif and method–is central to grasping Heller’s seemingly disparate writings. While Marx postulates a radical overcoming of dissatisfaction, Heller argues dissatisfaction is integral not only to the on-going survival of modernity but also to the dynamics of both freedom and individual life. In this way Heller’s work remains committed to a position that both continually returns and departs, is both with and against, the philosophy of Marx. This book will be of interest to scholars of political philosophy, social theory, critical theory, and sociology.


Freedom and Dissatisfaction in the Works of Agnes Heller Related Books

Freedom and Dissatisfaction in the Works of Agnes Heller
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Lucy Jane Ward
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-27 - Publisher: Lexington Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ward’s book focuses on the work of the Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller; prominent member of the Budapest School, a group of students who studied under the
The Budapest School
Language: en
Pages: 214
Authors: J.F. Dorahy
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-01-21 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Budapest School: Beyond Marxism represents the first systematic and comprehensive study of the post-Marxist writings of the Budapest School to be published
Media Ethics and Global Justice in the Digital Age
Language: en
Pages: 431
Authors: Clifford G. Christians
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-21 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Presents a new theory of media ethics that is explicitly international.
Agnes Heller
Language: en
Pages: 234
Authors: Simon Tormey
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Manchester University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This thorough examination of Agnes Heller's political thought covers a range of subjects, from Marxian anthropology, through aesthetics, the philosophy of histo
The Enigma of Justice
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Claire Nyblom
Categories: Justice (Philosophy)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Justice is a cultural and historical constant, characterized by plurality and incommensurate theories. This book identifies regulative and critical dimensions