Description
| Product ID: | 9781844674329 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Pocket Communism |
| Title: | The Communist Postscript |
| Authors: | Author: Boris Groys, Thomas Ford |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Far-left political ideologies and movements, Marxism & Communism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Since Plato, philosophers have dreamed of establishing a rational state ruled through the power of language. In this radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy, Boris Groys argues that communism shares that dream and is best understood as an attempt to replace financial with linguistic bonds as the cement uniting society. The transformative power of language, the medium of equality, is the key to any new communist revolution. A provocative essay on the relationship between communism, philosophy and language. Since Plato, philosophers have dreamed of establishing a rational state ruled through the power of language. In this radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy, Boris Groys argues that communism shares that dream and is best understood as an attempt to replace financial with linguistic bonds as the cement uniting society. The transformative power of language, the medium of equality, is the key to any new communist revolution. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-08-23 |