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Contradicţiile unei gândiri moarte: filosofie marxistă în România comunistă
The inconsistencies of an extinct philosophy: marxist philosophy in communist Romania
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Abstract The article is an account of Romanian Marxist discourse between 1970 and 1980, one that was completely engaged in the justification and legitimation of the contemporary totalitarian political regime. Radu Florian's works, one of the most representative authors of this decade, are analysed via the co... view more
The article is an account of Romanian Marxist discourse between 1970 and 1980, one that was completely engaged in the justification and legitimation of the contemporary totalitarian political regime. Radu Florian's works, one of the most representative authors of this decade, are analysed via the conceptual lenses of Austrian economic theory. This methodological approach is quite fertile, since it generates clear explanations why Marxist theory and the communist state incarnating its teachings could not and cannot implement their claims. The samples of Romanian Marxist discourse under scrutiny are a showcase of philosophy invaded by rhetorics and converted into ideology. The author concludes that Romanian Marxism in the designated period represents a long line of contradictions resulting from the attempt to adapt a cruel reality to a generous and humane self-construction of a political programme.... view less
Keywords
Romania; Marxism; communism; discourse; legitimation; political regime; philosophy
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 707-726
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 5 (2005) 3
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0