Jon Greenaway

Jon Greenaway, an author and scholar specializing in Ernst Bloch and utopian philosophy, dives into the relevance of Bloch's ideas today. They explore hope as a philosophical foundation, contrasting it with mere optimism, while emphasizing the importance of a hopeful Marxist outlook. Greenaway unpacks Bloch's concepts of non-synchronicity and the 'not-yet,' alongside the political dimensions of desire and imagination. He connects Bloch's thought to Gothic Marxism, highlighting haunting historical dislocations and the ongoing struggle for transformative futures.