Gramsci frames Marxism as a Reformation uniting philosophy and politics
Evidence
The Reformation and Counter-Reformation, alike, represent the rebellion of less civilized nations against the intellectual domination of Italy. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1929 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Gramsci practices an open Marxism that develops Marx beyond orthodoxy.; Marxism synthesizes the Reformation plus the French Revolution into a unified theory; Politics is the central human activity for Gramsci, not a mere category (+1 more)
Related
- Marxism synthesizes the Reformation plus the French Revolution into a unified theory (similarity 0.92)
- The Reformation and Counter-Reformation represented the less civilized nations rebelling against Italian intellectual domination. (similarity 0.86)
- Gramsci adds concepts classical Marxism lacked for explaining modern society. (similarity 0.80)
- Gramsci practices an open Marxism that develops Marx beyond orthodoxy. (similarity 0.80)
- Gramsci’s contribution is to complexify Marxist theory, not to supply general social science. (similarity 0.78)
- Gramsci read the Bolsheviks as living Marx’s living thought against dogmatic determinism (similarity 0.78)
- Gramsci’s theory is activist practice within broad Marxism, not orthodoxy. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- The Reformation and Counter-Reformation represented the less civilized nations rebelling against Italian intellectual domination.
#corroborates(0.72) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1929