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György Lukács

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Gyorgy Lukacs was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher, literary historian, literary critic and aesthetician regarded as one of the founders of Western Marxism, an interpretive tradition that broke from Soviet Marxist orthodoxy. He developed the theory of reification and extended Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness, while also working as a philosopher of Leninism who organized Vladimir Lenin's own revolutionary practice into a formal theory of vanguard-party revolution.

Facts
Birth Year
1885 1
Subfield
Political Theory 2
Connections

Practices Studied

Social Class Stratification, Institutions and Social Structures
Source Gyorgy Lukacs (Wikipedia)

Shaped By

Classical Marxism, Social Theory and Concepts
Source New World Encyclopedia: György Lukács
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Nationality

Hungary

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Sources
1. Gyorgy Lukacs (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    György Lukács (born Bernát György Löwinger; Hungarian: Lukács György; German: Georg Bernard Lukács; 13 April 1885-4 June 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher, literary historian, literary critic, and aesthetician.
  • Lead
    György Lukács (born Bernát György Löwinger; Hungarian: Lukács György; German: Georg Bernard Lukács; 13 April 1885-4 June 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher, literary historian, literary critic, and aesthetician.
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2. New World Encyclopedia: György Lukács
New World Encyclopedia
  • Article text, subfield political-theory
    Hegel, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg The Frankfurt School, The Praxis School, Lucien Goldmann Georg Lukács (April 13, 1885, June 4, 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic.
  • Shaped By: Classical Marxism, Article text, Classical Marxism
    Hegel, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg The Frankfurt School, The Praxis School, Lucien Goldmann Georg Lukács (April 13, 1885, June 4, 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic.
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Gyorgy Lukacs (Wikipedia)
Practices Studied: Social Class Stratification, Lead section
Quote, Practices Studied: Social Class Stratification, Lead section
He developed the theory of reification, and contributed to Marxist theory with developments of Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness.
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