TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sotiris, Panagiotis.
TI  - Philosophy for communism: rethinking Althusser 
T2  - Historical materialism book series
SN  - 9789004291355
U1  - 194          
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Leiden Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Althusser, Louis
KW  - 1918-1990
KW  - Communism
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - In A Philosophy for Communism: Rethinking Althusser Panagiotis Sotiris attempts a reading of the work of the French philosopher centered upon his deeply political conception of philosophy. Althusser’s endeavour is presented as a quest for a new practice of philosophy that would enable a new practice of politics for communism, in opposition to idealism and teleology. The central point is that in his trajectory from the crucial interventions of the 1960s to the texts on aleatory materialism, Althusser remained a communist in philosophy. This is based upon a reading of the tensions and dynamics running through Althusser’s work and his dialogue with other thinkers. Particular attention is paid to crucial texts by Althusser that remained unpublished until relatively recently
ER  -