Marxist humanism
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Marxist humanism is a philosophical current that interprets Marxism through a human-centered lens, emphasizing human agency, alienation, and emancipation over economic determinism or rigid structuralism.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marxist humanism canonical | 5 |
| Hegelian Marxism | 4 |
| humanistic Marxism | 2 |
| Existential Marxism | 1 |
| Marxism and Humanism | 1 |
| “Marxism and Humanism” | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marxist humanism Context triple: [Humanism, hasVariant, Marxist humanism]
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Western Marxism
Western Marxism is a 20th-century current of Marxist thought, associated with theorists like Herbert Marcuse, that emphasizes culture, philosophy, and critical theory over traditional economic determinism.
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Marxism
Marxism is a socio-economic and political theory developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that analyzes class relations and societal conflict through the lens of historical materialism and advocates for the abolition of capitalism and the establishment of a classless, communist society.
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School of Marxism
The School of Marxism is an academic faculty at Wuhan University dedicated to research and teaching in Marxist theory, ideology, and related social sciences.
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School of Marxism
The School of Marxism is an academic unit at Tianjin University dedicated to teaching and researching Marxist theory, ideology, and related social sciences.
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Marxist Way
Marxist Way is a political publication associated with the Revolutionary Socialist Party that promotes Marxist and revolutionary socialist ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marxist humanism Target entity description: Marxist humanism is a philosophical current that interprets Marxism through a human-centered lens, emphasizing human agency, alienation, and emancipation over economic determinism or rigid structuralism.
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A.
Western Marxism
Western Marxism is a 20th-century current of Marxist thought, associated with theorists like Herbert Marcuse, that emphasizes culture, philosophy, and critical theory over traditional economic determinism.
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B.
Marxism
Marxism is a socio-economic and political theory developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that analyzes class relations and societal conflict through the lens of historical materialism and advocates for the abolition of capitalism and the establishment of a classless, communist society.
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C.
School of Marxism
The School of Marxism is an academic faculty at Wuhan University dedicated to research and teaching in Marxist theory, ideology, and related social sciences.
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School of Marxism
The School of Marxism is an academic unit at Tianjin University dedicated to teaching and researching Marxist theory, ideology, and related social sciences.
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Marxist Way
Marxist Way is a political publication associated with the Revolutionary Socialist Party that promotes Marxist and revolutionary socialist ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist tendency
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humanist philosophy ⓘ philosophical current ⓘ |
| basedOn | Karl Marx ⓘ |
| critiques |
Stalinism
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bureaucratic socialism ⓘ reification ⓘ |
| developedIn |
20th century
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post-World War II period ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
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early writings of Karl Marx ⓘ ethical dimensions of Marxism ⓘ human essence as social and historical ⓘ praxis ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
overcoming alienation from species-being
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overcoming alienation in social relations ⓘ overcoming alienation in work ⓘ |
| hasMainInterest |
alienation
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critique of economic determinism ⓘ critique of structuralism ⓘ human agency ⓘ human emancipation ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent |
Adam Schaff
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E. P. Thompson ⓘ
linked to:
Edward P. Thompson
Erich Fromm ⓘ György Lukács ⓘ Henri Lefebvre ⓘ Herbert Marcuse ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Karel Kosík ⓘ Leszek Kołakowski ⓘ Raya Dunayevskaya ⓘ Roger Garaudy ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
communism is realization of human freedom
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social structures should serve human development ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Left
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Western Marxism ⓘ critical theory ⓘ
linked to:
Critical theory
humanist socialism ⓘ liberation theology ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| opposes |
economistic interpretations of Marx
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mechanistic Marxism ⓘ rigid structuralist Marxism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hegelian Marxism
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linked to:
Marxist humanism
critical humanism ⓘ existential Marxism ⓘ |
| viewsHumanBeingsAs | self-creating through labor and social practice ⓘ |
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Subject: Marxist humanism Description of subject: Marxist humanism is a philosophical current that interprets Marxism through a human-centered lens, emphasizing human agency, alienation, and emancipation over economic determinism or rigid structuralism.
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