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The Budapest School: Beyond Marxism represents the first systematic and comprehensive study of the post-Marxist writings of the Budapest School to be published in English. The School itself has long been known in English-speaking circles for its neo-Marxist critique of the now-defunct Soviet system. The Budapest School: Beyond Marxism enriches this understanding by situating the confrontation with âactually existing socialismâ as but one moment, however formative, within a much richer and much more theoretically relevant philosophical itinerary. From the early critique of alienation through to the contemporary critical theories of modernity, The Budapest School: Beyond Marxism charts the evolution of the Schoolâs thinking with a specific emphasis on the themes of culture, critique, history and the contingency of modern subjectivity.
J.F. Dorahy received his Ph.D. from The University of Sydney in 2018. He is the author of numerous essays in the field of contemporary Critical Theory. He is presently a sessional Tutor at several universities in and around Sydney.
AcknowledgementsâIX
Introduction
1 âBack to Marx!â
â1âMarxism and Philosophy
â2âWork as the Species-Activity of Man
â3âFreedom and Universality in History
â4âAlienation and the Marxist Theory of Revolution
â5âOn the Phenomenology of Everyday Life
â6âIndividuality as the Unity of the Particular and the Universal
â7âThe Budapest Schoolâs Marxist Humanism: Critical Reflections
â8âPrague â68 and the Search for a Critical Theory
2 Márkus Contra Marx: Production, Economy and the Problem of Historical Teleology
â1âPhilosophical Debates in Post-War Critical Theory
â2âThe Paradigm of Production: A Conceptual Analysis
â3âReification and the Antinomies of Production
â4âOn the Utopian Character of Marxian Socialism
â5âCulture and Enlightenment
3 Marxism, Modernity and The Dynamics of Culture
â1âMarxism and Culture (I)âThe Base/Superstructure Metaphor
â2âMarxism and Culture (II)âThe Theory and Practice of Ideology Critique
â3âTowards a Pragmatics of Cultural Production
â4âOn the Autonomy of Culture
â5âThe Arts, Sciences, and the Paradoxical Unity of Modern Culture
â6âThe Dynamics of Cultural Modernity: Enlightenment and Romanticism
â7âOn the Aktualität of Márkusâ Post-Budapest Project
4 Towards a New Form of Historical Consciousness
â1âThe Confusion of Historical Consciousness
â2âPhilosophy of History as the Consciousness of Reflected Universality
â3âThe Antinomies of Universal History (I): Historicity and Universality
â4âThe Antinomies of Universal History (II): Freedom and Necessity
â5âMarxism and History
â6âBetween Science and Critique
â7âReflected Generality as a Task, or, the Imperatives of Postmodernity
5 Multidimensional Modernity
â1âModernity, Socialism, and Democracy
â2âThree Logics of Modernity? Some Critical Remarks
â3âThe Essence of Modernity (I): The Dynamics of Modernity
â4âThe Essence of Modernity (II): The Modern Social Arrangement
â5âExcursus: Is Heller a Convergence Theorist?
â6âHeller, Heidegger and the Modern Imagination
â7âConclusion: Modernity and Redemption
6 Contingency, Choice and Dissatisfaction
â1âThe Dissatisfied Society
â2âReflective Postmodernism: A Preliminary Account
â3ââOn the Railway Stationâ
â4âContingency as Infinite Possibility
â5âFrom Contingency to Destiny
â6âTo Become What One Is: Heller on the Physiognomy of Existential Choice
â7âSatisfaction Beyond the Choice of the Good
â8âOn the Meaning of Hellerâs Postmodern Radicalism
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Part 1: The Early Budapest School and the Critique of Alienation
1 âBack to Marx!â
â1âMarxism and Philosophy
â2âWork as the Species-Activity of Man
â3âFreedom and Universality in History
â4âAlienation and the Marxist Theory of Revolution
â5âOn the Phenomenology of Everyday Life
â6âIndividuality as the Unity of the Particular and the Universal
â7âThe Budapest Schoolâs Marxist Humanism: Critical Reflections
â8âPrague â68 and the Search for a Critical Theory
Part 2: György Márkus: From the Critique of Production to The Philosophy of Culture
2 Márkus Contra Marx: Production, Economy and the Problem of Historical Teleology
â1âPhilosophical Debates in Post-War Critical Theory
â2âThe Paradigm of Production: A Conceptual Analysis
â3âReification and the Antinomies of Production
â4âOn the Utopian Character of Marxian Socialism
â5âCulture and Enlightenment
3 Marxism, Modernity and The Dynamics of Culture
â1âMarxism and Culture (I)âThe Base/Superstructure Metaphor
â2âMarxism and Culture (II)âThe Theory and Practice of Ideology Critique
â3âTowards a Pragmatics of Cultural Production
â4âOn the Autonomy of Culture
â5âThe Arts, Sciences, and the Paradoxical Unity of Modern Culture
â6âThe Dynamics of Cultural Modernity: Enlightenment and Romanticism
â7âOn the Aktualität of Márkusâ Post-Budapest Project
Part 3: Agnes Heller and Ferenc Fehér: Reflexive Stages in a Post-Marxist Radicalism
4 Towards a New Form of Historical Consciousness
â1âThe Confusion of Historical Consciousness
â2âPhilosophy of History as the Consciousness of Reflected Universality
â3âThe Antinomies of Universal History (I): Historicity and Universality
â4âThe Antinomies of Universal History (II): Freedom and Necessity
â5âMarxism and History
â6âBetween Science and Critique
â7âReflected Generality as a Task, or, the Imperatives of Postmodernity
5 Multidimensional Modernity
â1âModernity, Socialism, and Democracy
â2âThree Logics of Modernity? Some Critical Remarks
â3âThe Essence of Modernity (I): The Dynamics of Modernity
â4âThe Essence of Modernity (II): The Modern Social Arrangement
â5âExcursus: Is Heller a Convergence Theorist?
â6âHeller, Heidegger and the Modern Imagination
â7âConclusion: Modernity and Redemption
6 Contingency, Choice and Dissatisfaction
â1âThe Dissatisfied Society
â2âReflective Postmodernism: A Preliminary Account
â3ââOn the Railway Stationâ
â4âContingency as Infinite Possibility
â5âFrom Contingency to Destiny
â6âTo Become What One Is: Heller on the Physiognomy of Existential Choice
â7âSatisfaction Beyond the Choice of the Good
â8âOn the Meaning of Hellerâs Postmodern Radicalism
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
The Budapest School: Beyond Marxism will be of interest to undergraduate students, post-graduate researchers and specialists working within the field of Eastern European critical theory.