Ernst Bloch's Utopian Marxism: A New Hope with Jon Greenaway
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Exploring Ernst Bloch's Revolutionary Romanticism
Delve into Ernst Bloch's departure from traditional romanticism, his utopian reinterpretation of cultural objects shedding past deficiencies, and his reinvention of historical materialism involving a revolutionary perspective on events like the German Peasants War and Thomas Munzer. The chapter also examines Bloch's metaphysical approach, contrasting it with Engels' linear view of history, and emphasizes his relationship with religion, advocating for a revolutionary interpretation of biblical texts.
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