The Unifying Powers of Dialectics

"While today's cultural radicalism is increasingly surrendered to the context of economic and ecological crisis, Jameson's 'postmodern Marxism' returns dialectics to its former state, where, as Marx famously put it, "it is a scandal and an object of disgust in the eyes of the bourgeoisie and its doctrinal spokesmen." can return."
-Ben Noys, The Philosopher's Magazine-

Dialectics, which has deeply influenced the last two centuries of Western philosophy, has been the most important and most discussed focus of critical thought since Marx. In this theoretical examination of the problems arising in the history of this philosophical tradition, Jameson contextualizes the discussion through his essays on commodification and globalization and thinkers who are both pro and anti-dialectic, such as Rousseau, Fichte, Heidegger, Sartre, Derrida, and Lacan. A new era in the field of intellectual endeavor may emerge, forced by internal tensions, from this comprehensive work of the famous cultural critic and philosopher Fredric Jameson, who has studied dialectical thought for fifty years, which deals with a misunderstood, distorted and vital line of thought in Western philosophy.

The Unifying Forces of Dialectics, which is the product of a meticulous examination, charts a movement towards the new concept called "spatial" dialectics and ends with an extraordinary reflection on globalization through a study of Paul Riccoeur, which includes examining historical materialism. Jameson offers a new synthesis of thought that revitalizes dialectical thought for the 21st century.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 672

Year of Print: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İthaki Publications

Cover Design: Şükrü Karakoç
Prepared for Publication by: Barış Şannan

First Print Year: 2015

Number of Pages: 672

Language: Turkish