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post-Marxism

post-Marxism noun: a trend in philosophy and social theory based on Marxism, but countering derivationism and essentialism; for example, it does not see the state as an instrument that "functions" unambiguously and autonomously on behalf of the interests of a given class.

Noun

post-Marxism (uncountable)

  1. A trend in philosophy and social theory based on Marxism, but countering derivationism and essentialism; for example, it does not see the state as an instrument that "functions" unambiguously and autonomously on behalf of the interests of a given class.

Origin of post-Marxism

From post- + Marxism.

Questions about post-Marxism

What does post-Marxism mean?
Post-Marxism means a trend in philosophy and social theory based on Marxism, but countering derivationism and essentialism; for example, it does not see the state as an instrument that "functions" unambiguously and autonomously on behalf of the interests of a given class.
What part of speech is post-Marxism?
Post-Marxism is a noun.

Words near post-Marxism in the dictionary

  1. post-liberals
  2. post-lingual deafness
  3. post-literacy
  4. post-literate
  5. post-marriage
  6. post-Marxism
  7. post-Marxist
  8. post-Marxists
  9. post-match
  10. post-meal
  11. post-mediaeval

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