Open Marxism

Open Marxism is a collection of critical and heterodox Marxist schools of thought which critique state socialism[1] and party politics, stressing the need for openness to praxis and history through an anti-positivist method grounded in the "practical reflexivity" of Karl Marx's own concepts.[2] The "openness" in open Marxism also refers to a non-deterministic view of history in which the unpredictability of class struggle is foregrounded.[3]

It is very strongly anti-structuralist in both its Marxism–Leninist[4] and Althusserian[5] forms, and there are some overlaps with elements of post-Marxism.[6] It often (though not always) aligns itself with humanist Marxism, and libertarian, anarchist or left communism.[7] It draws strongly from value-form criticism.

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  2. ^ ""The Limitations of "Open Marxism" " by Mike Rooke". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
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  4. ^ "What is to be Done? Leninism, Anti-Leninist Marxism and the Question of Revolution Today". Capital & Class. 31 (1): 137–140. March 2007. doi:10.1177/030981680709100109. ISSN 0309-8168.
  5. ^ Charnock, Greig; Starosta, Guido (June 2023). "'If "Marxists" would only read Marx': The significance of Simon Clarke's Marxism". Capital & Class. 47 (2): 177–181. doi:10.1177/03098168231171786. ISSN 0309-8168.
  6. ^ Harrison, Oliver (October 2016). "Occupy: 'Struggles for the common' or an 'anti-politics of dignity'? Reflections on Hardt and Negri and John Holloway". Capital & Class. 40 (3): 495–510. doi:10.1177/0309816816653877. ISSN 0309-8168. S2CID 147973886.
  7. ^ plutopress (2017-02-17). "Why we need Marxist-Humanism now". Pluto Press. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

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