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Philosophical Sovietology
Dahm, Helmut; Blakeley, J. E.; Kline, George L.
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Paperback. Series: Sovietica. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
On February 24-25, 1956, in a closed session of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita S. Khrushchev made his now famous speech on the crimes of the Stalin era. That speech marked a break with the past and it marked the end of what J.M. Bochenski dubbed the "dead period" of Soviet philosophy. Soviet philosophy changed abruptly after 1956, especially in the area of dialectical materialism. Yet most philosophers in the West neither noticed nor cared. For them, the resurrection of Soviet philosophy, even if believable, was of little interest. The reasons for the ... Read more
On February 24-25, 1956, in a closed session of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita S. Khrushchev made his now famous speech on the crimes of the Stalin era. That speech marked a break with the past and it marked the end of what J.M. Bochenski dubbed the "dead period" of Soviet philosophy. Soviet philosophy changed abruptly after 1956, especially in the area of dialectical materialism. Yet most philosophers in the West neither noticed nor cared. For them, the resurrection of Soviet philosophy, even if believable, was of little interest. The reasons for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Series
Sovietica
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401082891
SKU
V9789401082891
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