{"product_id":"philosophy-and-the-spontaneous-philosophy-of-the-scientists-paperback","title":"Philosophy and the Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis Althusser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication in 1965 of \u003ci\u003eFor Marx and Reading Capital \u003c\/i\u003eestablished Louis Althusser as one of the most original and controversial figures in the Western Marxist tradition; a thinker whose renewal of Marxism was to enjoy great influence over the next decade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollected here are Althusser's most significant philosophical writings from 1965 to 1978; the majority previously untranslated. Intended to contribute, in his own words, to a \"left-wing critique of Stalinism that would help put some substance back into the revolutionary project here in the West,\" they are the record of a shared history. At the same time they chart Althusser's critique of the theoretical system unveiled in his own major works, and his developing practice of philosophy as a \"revolutionary weapon.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe collection opens with two lucid early articles--\"Theory, Theoretical Practice and Theoretical Formation\" and \"On Theoretical Work.\" The title piece--Althusser's celebrated lectures in the \"Philosophy Course for Scientists\"--is the fullest exploration of his new definition of philosophy as politics in the realm of theory; a conception which is further developed in \"Lenin and Philosophy.\" \"Is it Simple to be a Marxist in Philosophy?\" provides an invaluable account of Althusser's intellectual development. The volume concludes with two little-known late pieces--\"The Transformation of Philosophy,\" in which the paradoxical history of Marxist philosophy is investigated; and \"Marxism Today,\" a sober balance-sheet of the Marxist tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAttesting to the unique place which Althusser has occupied in modern intellectual history--between a tradition of Marxism which he sought to reconstruct, and a \"post-Marxism\" which has eclipsed its predecessor--these texts are indispensable reading.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis Althusser\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Algeria in 1918 and died in France in 1990. He taught philosophy for many years at the Ecole Normale Superieur in Paris, and was a leading intellectual in the French Communist Party. His books include \u003ci\u003eFor Marx\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eReading Capital\u003c\/i\u003e (with Etienne Balibar); \u003ci\u003eEssays in Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePolitics and History: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Marx\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli and Us\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Spectre of Hegel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760181117216,"sku":"9781844677894","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96f0c18da19dd857beb038d86370e245.webp?v=1780173761","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/philosophy-and-the-spontaneous-philosophy-of-the-scientists-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}