Cultural Pessimism and the Setting aside of Marxism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11308059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristina Nielsen (0009-0001-8280-4541, corresponding author), Kai Nielsen |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-100 |
| Publication date | 1985-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Analyse & Kritik (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0171-5860 • E-ISSN: 2365-9858 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/auk-1985-0104 |
| OpenAlex | W2396522583 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
I examine Alasdair MacIntyre’s grounds for setting aside Marxism. I find them wanting. I argue that his criticisms are either unsound or fail to consider plausible alternative readings of Marxism which would elude what, on the reading MacIntyre gives, are sound criticisms. I consider MacIntyre’s remarks about Marx’s predictions, his remarks about the moral failures of Marxism and its alleged theoretical impoverishment in considering questions of value
Aside · Economics · Epistemology · Pessimism · Positive economics · Reading (process · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |