This volume of the Boston Studies is a distillation of one of the most creative and important movements in contemporary social theory. The articles repre sent the work of the so-called 'Praxis' group in Yugoslavia, a heterogeneous movement of philosophers, sociologists, political theorists, historians, and cul tural critics, united by a common approach: that of social theory as a critical and scientific enterprise, closely linked to questions of contemporary practical life. As the introductory essay explains, in its history and analysis of the development of this group, the name Praxis focuses on the heart of Marx's social theory - the conception of human beings as creative, productive makers and shapers of their own history. The journal Praxis, which appeared regularly in Yugoslavia at Zagreb, and also in an International Edition for many years, is the source of many of these articles. The journal had to suspend publication in 1975 because of political pressures in Yugoslavia. Eight members of the group were dismissed from their University posts in Belgrade, after a long struggle in which their colleagues stood by them staunchly. Yet the creativity and productivity of the group continues, by those in Belgrade and elsewhere. Its contributions to the social sciences, and to the very conception of social science as critical and applied theory, remain vivid, timely and innovative. The importance of the theoretical work of the Praxis group is perhaps at its height now.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9789027709684
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104007896
Product Key Features
Author
Mihailo Markovic, Gajo Petrovic
Publication Name
Praxis: Yugoslav Essays in the Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Science
Publication Year
1979
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
297mm
Item Width
210mm
Volume
36
Item Weight
1400g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
Editor
Gajo Petrovic, Mihailo Markovic
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