Western Marxism

                              Western Marxism

Western Marxism having its root in Marxism, follows a critical path through a number of writers- Lukacks, Althusser, Gramsci, Adorno, Bengamin and others.

       There are three characteristics,

a)   Its prominent culture- Thematic

b)   Its staunchly humanist view like knowledge

c)    The broad eclecticism of its conceptual equipment

Lukacks, a prolific writer, wrote Sole and Form, A Theory of Novel and his most controversial work, History and class Consciousness. The last book was a vigorous criticism of the ‘leninist party’. Later scolded by Lelin, lukacks was excommunicated.

Adorno was an intellectual leftist of the Weimar republic. The name of his book is Aesthetic Theory. He believes that all art is critical and art criticizes society. He valued modernism as the historical emancipation from her- money as an ideal. It is called dissonance.

The other western Marxism can be identified by the following key features-

a)   The neutralization of tradition,

b)   The generalization of norms and values,

c)    The broadening of the base for the exchange of opinion,

d)   The emphasis of socialization on the development of the individual.