PHIL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 49: Kairos, Karl Kautsky, Communist International
28 Jul 2020
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The great impact of marxism as a philosophical position is due, above all, to its practical and political character, and not so much to its philosophical nature in the strict sense. Marxist philosophy is a synthesis of hegelian dialectics, materialist ideas and existing social conceptions. Its strength results from its applicability to concrete reality. In this sense, marxism had its kairos at the height of the industrial revolution, with its ex- cessations of exploitation and social injustice. Apart from a general world view and an instrument of social analysis, marxism above all offers guidelines for action, especially for the labour and trade union movement. 1 that marxism is most welcome among the working class and the intellectuals who serve it. After engels" death, at the time of the second international, the struggle began between a wing that was to become social democracy and another that was to be constituted as a communist party.
