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Marxist Philosophy in China: From Qu Qiubai to Mao Zedong, 1923-1945

by Nick Knight

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Springer
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

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This book recounts the history of Marxist philosophy in China between 1923 and 1945 through the writings and activities of four philosophers: Qu Qiubai, Ai Siqi, Li Da and Mao Zedong. Two of these philosophers - Qu and Mao - were also political activists and leaders, but their contribution to this history is as important, if not more so, than the contribution of Ai and Li who were predominantly philosophers and scholars. The inclusion of Qu and Mao underlines the intimate connection between philosophy and politics in the revolutionary movement in China. It is not possible to speak credibly of Marxist philosophy in China without considering the political context within which its introduction, elaboration and dissemination proceeded. Indeed, each of the philosophers considered in this book repudiated the notion that the study of philosophy was a scholastic intellectual exercise devoid of political significance. Each of these philosophers regarded himself as a revolutionary, and considered philosophy to be useful precisely because it could facilitate a comprehension of the world and so accelerate efforts to change it. By the same token, each of these philosophers took philosophy seriously; each bent his mind to the daunting task of mastering the arcane and labyrinthian philosophical system of dialectical materialism. Philosophy might well be political, they believed, but this was no excuse for philosophical dilettantism.
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  • Author

    Nick Knight

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Springer

  • Published

    October 2005

  • Weight

    545g

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781402038051

  • ISBN-10

    1402038054

  • Eden Code

    4738257

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