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Post-Marxism has two related, but different uses: (i) the socio-economic circumstances of Eastern Europe, especially in the ex-soviet republics after the Soviet Union's end; and (ii) the extrapolations of the philosophers and social theorists basing their postulations upon Karl Marx's writings and Marxism proper, thus, passing orthodox Marxism. Recent overviews of post-Marxism are provided by Ernesto Screpanti, Göran Therborn, Gregory Meyerson, Ernesto Laclau, and Chantal Mouffe

Semiology and Discourse

When Roland Barthes began his sustained critique of mass culture via semiology — the science of signs — and the book Mythologies, some Marxist philosophers based their social criticism upon linguistics, semiotics, and discourse. Basing himself upon Barthes' work, Baudrillard's For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign criticized contemporary Marxism for ignoring the sign value of their philosophic discourse.

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Marx, Ecology and Revolution

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2023/10/21
14:39 UTC

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Hey if anyone one uses this palace can you help suggest any post Marxist books or authors

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2022/12/07
06:48 UTC

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Prolegomenon to undermining the foundations/fundamentals of science

Prolegomenon to undermining the foundations/fundamentals of science

http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/undermining-the-foundations-of-science.pdf

or

https://www.scribd.com/document/591616840/Prolegomenon-to-Undermining-the-Foundations-of-Science

The greatest scholar of our time Magister colin leslie dean

Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)

"[Deans] philosophy is the sickest, most paralyzing and most destructive thing that has ever originated from the brain of man."

"[Dean] lay waste to everything in its path... [It is ] a systematic work of destruction and demoralization... In the end it became nothing but an act of sacrilege.

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2022/09/06
09:44 UTC

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Konflikt

https://preview.redd.it/vxs76wqm7b981.png?width=1640&format=png&auto=webp&s=93cb12c8aa512c4ad11bd7d68afa8bbb7112633b

Me and other comrades from Bulgaria have launched a new bilingual platform devoted to workers struggles and leftists analysis. At some point there'll also be a podcast series in English, as well as translated interviews with militant workers from the region and beyond. Here's our political stance from the 'About us' section in the website:

We are a group of workers who believe that the power for the emancipation of all lies in the working class. Individually we have a wide range of political experiences in various left wing and workers organisations in Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, but the original members of the group came together in the Confederation of Autonomous Workers (ARK) in Bulgaria. After leaving ARK, we decided to form a new group in order to play an active role in the class struggle, and to open a discussion both here in Bulgaria but also internationally about how workers can struggle and win today. We believe that the primary focus of the class struggle is the workplace. However, we don’t believe that the classical trade unions play a positive role in this struggle. Instead of those unions we argue for workers’ control of their own struggles independent of unions and political parties.

We support the creation of autonomous groups in the workplace to organise the struggle. We stand for class unity, and are opposed to any measures that the bosses use to divide the working class. We are utterly opposed, both in the workplace, and society as a whole, to all methods used to divide the working class such as sexism, racism, homophobia, and nationalism.
This site is intended as a tool to create discussion amongst militant workers in Bulgaria, across the region, and elsewhere in the world. It tries to explain our experience in working place struggles, and the lessons that we have learnt from them, but more importantly to create a discussion about how to go forward, and to act as a catalyst for action.
What we want to do is to understand how work, and the working class is today, and what that means when we are rethinking methods of workplace organisation. We want to understand the weaknesses of the class struggle, but also the strengths, and how those strengths can be used to overcome the weaknesses.
This isn’t a task that a small political group of people can do on its own. It’s important to us that people do more than just read. We want to open a wider discussion. We want people to tell us about their own experiences in workplace struggles, to tell us where we are right, but also to tell us where we are wrong, and what we’ve completely failed to mention.
We welcome readers’ own contributions and want to hear what you think about what we have to say about the struggles that we discuss.
We also want to hear about readers’ own experiences, where they think things went right, and where they went wrong so that we can learn together. To this end, we urge you to discuss with us your workplace experience.
In a society where everyone is constantly trying to tell us that we are all in it together, and that everyone has to work together for the common good – we reject this. The interests of workers and bosses are not the same. They are absolutely opposite.
The point of this website is to put forward the interests of the working class. Instead of keeping our mouths shut, and doing what the bosses say, we argue for class conflict. It’s this conflict which allows us to put our interests as working people first. It’s this conflict which creates the possibility for workers to take control over their own lives, and to put forward a vision of a world where not money but people matter.
What we want isn’t the same as what our employers and bosses want. We won’t live and work just to make more money. We won’t sacrifice our health just to make hospital owners richer.
Konflikt is what happens when workers say ‘no’ to how the world is, when they go on strike, and make demonstrations, but also when they get together at work, and say to the boss that ‘no’ they won’t stay extra hours after work to ‘help out’ without being paid.
Konflikt is what happens when people try to take back control over their own lives.
Konflikt is a radical vision which puts each and everyone of us back as real actors in our own lives, not passive spectators.
Konflikt offers not only small changes in life today, but ultimately a world to win.
Let’s embrace the conflict.

We are reaching for international audience and eventual participation or collaboration (in the form of posts, inter- or intra-website discussion, translations, as well as general inquires from other organizations). You can find us here: https://kon-flikt.org/.

Hope this new year finds you well organized and ready to fight.

Comradely,
Buen.

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2022/01/02
17:28 UTC

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What are you doing after Post-Marxism?

Look, I've been there. You get hung up on the conceptual inadequacy of Marx and frustrated with leftists. You realize the way forward has to be through abolishing the left-right distinction, transcending Marx, and building terroristic theory adequate to the challenge posed by the 21st century.

Skipping the 90s was not enough. I propose we skip the rest of this millennium and proceed directly to the year 3000. Can you meet me there?

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2021/11/11
22:13 UTC

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Reading Group for Guy Debord's "The Society of the Spectacle"

The Beginner's Mind Reading Club at Discord will be reading the first chapter of "The Society of the Spectacle", that is "Separation Perfected" on Saturday, the 27th of February at 9 AM PST. All beginners (and everyone else) are welcome. https://discord.gg/2TbzNzsqak

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2021/02/23
18:04 UTC

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Post-Marxism VS Neo-Marxism

Hi guys this might be a stupid question and I don't know if this is the right sub to talk about it, but what's the difference between post-marxism and neo-marxism?

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2021/01/30
18:08 UTC

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Capatailist Realism and Deca-Dence

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2020/08/21
20:14 UTC

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What exactly is post marxism?

I know its “Poststructuralist Marxism, or post-Marxism, is a theoretical viewpoint that elaborates and revises the work of Louis Althusser and Michel Foucault. Unlike traditional Marxism, which emphasizes the priority of class struggle and the common humanity of oppressed groups, post-Marxism reveals the sexual, racial, class, and ethnic divisions of modern Western society.” But i want a deeper understanding and is too lazy too read

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2020/04/25
22:05 UTC

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Adorno on Mass Culture, Advertisement, and Information

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2019/10/11
14:53 UTC

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The state does not wither away in communism

The State and Communism. Scientific analysis of the state and law. Claiming the state does not wither away in communism, among other things. 12 pages.

https://www.academia.edu/35598381/The_State_and_Communism

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2018/01/07
20:35 UTC

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Can someone explain to me the concept of ground in Laclau's writings?

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2017/09/03
10:02 UTC

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Critique of Marx's Value Theory

Most completed and final form. 43 pages. Over 100 quotes. Exposition of Marx's inner working economic categories. Critique of Marx's Value Theory. Biographical overview of Marx's economic writing and changes over time. More insight into Marx's history in economics than Engels can provably give. Marx's dialectics and historical materialism. Correlation of ideas to social relations, correlation of characteristics to social relations. Written from defection.

https://www.academia.edu/34227320/Critique_of_Marxs_Value_Theory_patched_

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2017/07/23
14:42 UTC

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Are there any good audiobooks on the subject of post-marxism ?

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2015/01/12
05:06 UTC

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Mouffe on Post-structuralism?

I am in the process of writing of bachelor thesis, in which mouffe theories is an importen part. I need to write a part on hers metatheory, but i can't find any text where she explicitly talks about her understanding of post-structuralism. Any tips?

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2014/07/23
10:23 UTC

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moral or scientific marx

Does Marx require a normative stand point, does he provide one.

Is Marx thus a moralist or a scientist

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2014/05/22
23:28 UTC

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Can someone link me to an article or a book that will explain what exactly Post-Marxism is?

Hi guys, while I'd love to read post-marxist books and see things from its point of view, I've never actually found someone or something that will explain what post-marxism actually is.

From what little I know, post-marxists think that the language itself contributes to society... or something like that, but I've never actually heard self-proclaimed post-marxists say that... I just read that in a book in a very brief summary of post-marxism.

So I would like to ask you guys for any info that would clarify what post-marxism is!

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2013/10/29
06:32 UTC

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What is the one post-Marxist text that anyone must read?

Hi guys, I can't say that I'm a Marxist by any means, but I am very interested in reading from different schools of thoughts. Recently I've been reading about post-Marxism, and it's got me really intrigued, so I came here.

What is that one classical post-Marxist text that a person new to the idea must read?

4 Comments
2013/04/19
08:12 UTC

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