On the understanding of history in Marx. The prospects of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas on the development of the productive forces.

The crisis and the subsequent collapse of the so called ‘actually existing’ socialism produced a return to Marx. This return meant the revival of a set of threads running through the fields of epistemology of the social sciences, philosophy and political science. Within this framework, our job is to...

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Main Author: Matías Cristobo
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2015-12-01
Series:Las Torres de Lucca
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Online Access:http://lastorresdelucca.org/index.php/ojs/article/view/77
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spelling doaj-90877d12cd7242018565ea30cb91cb672020-11-24T20:54:58ZengUniversidad Complutense de MadridLas Torres de Lucca2255-38272015-12-014720923366On the understanding of history in Marx. The prospects of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas on the development of the productive forces.Matías Cristobo0Universidad Nacional de CórdobaThe crisis and the subsequent collapse of the so called ‘actually existing’ socialism produced a return to Marx. This return meant the revival of a set of threads running through the fields of epistemology of the social sciences, philosophy and political science. Within this framework, our job is to analyze and compare two different interpretations on understanding the course of history in Marx from the perspectives of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas. First, we analyze Laclau’s objections to the explanation that Marx develops social change as an engine of history. According to Laclau, Marx holds two mutually exclusive concepts: the pair ‘productive forces / relations of production’ and ‘class struggle’. Second, as a critique of this position, we will address the relationship between the two concepts identified from an epistemological theory radically different perspective: made by Jürgen Habermas in his book Knowledge and Human Interests. Finally, we conclude with a summary of both positions.http://lastorresdelucca.org/index.php/ojs/article/view/77Política, Posmarxismo, Teoría Crítica, Epistemología, Historia.
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On the understanding of history in Marx. The prospects of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas on the development of the productive forces.
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Política, Posmarxismo, Teoría Crítica, Epistemología, Historia.
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title On the understanding of history in Marx. The prospects of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas on the development of the productive forces.
title_short On the understanding of history in Marx. The prospects of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas on the development of the productive forces.
title_full On the understanding of history in Marx. The prospects of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas on the development of the productive forces.
title_fullStr On the understanding of history in Marx. The prospects of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas on the development of the productive forces.
title_full_unstemmed On the understanding of history in Marx. The prospects of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas on the development of the productive forces.
title_sort on the understanding of history in marx. the prospects of ernesto laclau and jürgen habermas on the development of the productive forces.
publisher Universidad Complutense de Madrid
series Las Torres de Lucca
issn 2255-3827
publishDate 2015-12-01
description The crisis and the subsequent collapse of the so called ‘actually existing’ socialism produced a return to Marx. This return meant the revival of a set of threads running through the fields of epistemology of the social sciences, philosophy and political science. Within this framework, our job is to analyze and compare two different interpretations on understanding the course of history in Marx from the perspectives of Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas. First, we analyze Laclau’s objections to the explanation that Marx develops social change as an engine of history. According to Laclau, Marx holds two mutually exclusive concepts: the pair ‘productive forces / relations of production’ and ‘class struggle’. Second, as a critique of this position, we will address the relationship between the two concepts identified from an epistemological theory radically different perspective: made by Jürgen Habermas in his book Knowledge and Human Interests. Finally, we conclude with a summary of both positions.
topic Política, Posmarxismo, Teoría Crítica, Epistemología, Historia.
url http://lastorresdelucca.org/index.php/ojs/article/view/77
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