From Marx to Gramsci, from Gramsci to Marx: Historical Materialism and the Philosophy of Praxis

Haug, Wolfgang Fritz

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“…By thus rejecting the austere historicism outlined earlier and following the absolute historicism just discussed it is possible to develop a position that articulates the 'contemporary resonance' of Gramsci's thought because, after all, 'an insistence on historicity is one thing; an a priori determination to fossilise all past quite another' (Femia 1981b: 17). It is this position, relating Gramsci to his historical context whilst avoiding historical reductionism, that is also shared by other scholars such as Anne Showstack Sassoon (1987Sassoon ( , 2000, Christine Buci-Glucksmann (1980: 3-16), Joseph Buttigieg (1986Buttigieg ( , 1990Buttigieg ( , 1994Buttigieg ( , 1995, and Wolfgang Fritz Haug (1999). The overall point is to remain aware of specifi c contextual issues as part of the general historical process because, after all, Gramsci developed a theory that transcended the 'here and now' of contemporary events (Lawner 1979: 6).…”

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“…What is more important than any 'absolute truth', to follow Gramsci, is, rather, 'a given, particular truth', because 'for the purpose of human history, the only "truth" is the truth embodied in human action, that becomes a passionate driving force in people's minds' (Gramsci 1977: 185). The tying here of 'truth' to praxis furthers the view that the 'philosophy of praxis' was a return to and advance on Marx (see Sassoon 1987;Haug 2001), in this case echoing Marx's (1843Marx's ( /1975a) sentiment that 'theory . .…”

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Unravelling Gramsci: hegemony and passive revolution in the global political economy

2008

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List of Figures 4.1 The relations of force 4.2 The political relation of hegemony 5.1 The dialectical relation of forces 5.2 The dialectical moment of hegemony 6.1 Geopolitical relations and 'the international' vii This book would not have come to fruition without the support and advice of a number of people who merit acknowledgement for the infl uence they have brought to bear on the content that follows. The responsibility for the contents is of course mine. The book itself took form across my time at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth; Lancaster University; and the University of Nottingham. During my period at Aberystwyth, I would like to acknowledge the fi nancial support of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for both a Ph.D. studentship (reference: R0042963410) and a postdoctoral fellowship (reference: T026271041). More importantly, I thank both Pinar Bilgin and Steve Hobden for carrying me through a great period with their personal friendships that have continued ever since. At Lancaster, I would particularly like to thank Bob Jessop for the infl uential discussions I had with him. He remains a strong inspiration and infl uence despite my institutional and geographical relocation or different 'spatio-temporal fi x'. Similarly the friendship of Graham Smith was a mainstay of support at Lancaster, despite the fact that we never managed to agree on the history of ideas. One could say that our conversations on political theory and indeed our amity were all the more productive precisely because of our intellectual divergences. Among my new colleagues at Nottingham, Andrew Robinson deserves many thanks for providing me with extensive written comments on a draft version of the manuscript. I owe my biggest intellectual debt, though, to Andreas Bieler who also provided detailed comments and feedback on the whole text and with whom I have worked closely over recent years. His exhortations to 'fi nish the book' and, at the same time, his continued counsel to contest the incipient slide towards liberal pluralism within Gramsci studies, were much welcomed. As always, it is his friendship, good humour, and insight that have sustained me through the usual challenges of academic life. Conversations and communications that shaped various parts of the book were also shared with Richard Bellamy,

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“…See also Haug, 2001. 2. This position is aptly summed up in the words of Robert Fine (2001b) who recently commented that 'if there is one way that we should not read the relation between Hegel and Marx, it is through Marx's own account of it!'…”

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A Brief Commentary on the Hegelian‐Marxist Origins of Gramsci's ‘Philosophy of Praxis’

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2010

Gramsci and Educational Thought

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“…1. See also Haug, 2001. 2. This position is aptly summed up in the words of Robert Fine (2001b) who recently commented that 'if there is one way that we should not read the relation between Hegel and Marx, it is through Marx's own account of it!'…”

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A Brief Commentary on the Hegelian‐Marxist Origins of Gramsci's ‘Philosophy of Praxis’

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2009

Educational Philosophy and Theory

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The specific nuances of what Gramsci names 'the new dialectic' are explored in this paper. The dialectic was Marx's specific 'mode of thought' or 'method of logic' as it has been variously called, by which he analyzed the world and man's relationship to that world. As well as constituting a theory of knowledge (epistemology), what arises out of the dialectic is also an ontology or portrait of humankind that is based on the complete historicization of humanity; its 'absolute "historicism" ' or 'the absolute secularisation and earthliness of thought', as Gramsci worded it (Gramsci, 1971, p. 465). Embracing a fully secular and historical view of humanity, it provides a vantage point that allows the multiple and complex effects of our own conceptual heritage to be interrogated in relation to our developing 'nature' or 'being'. The argument presented in this paper is that the legacy of both Hegel and Marx is manifest in the depth of Gramsci's comprehension of what he termed the 'educative-formative' problem of hegemony. It is precisely the legacy of this Hegelian-Marxist radical philosophical critique that is signified in his continuing commitment to the 'philosophy of praxis' and the historicaldialectical principles that underpin this worldview.

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From Marx to Gramsci, from Gramsci to Marx: Historical Materialism and the Philosophy of Praxis

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Unravelling Gramsci: hegemony and passive revolution in the global political economy

Unravelling Gramsci: hegemony and passive revolution in the global political economy

A Brief Commentary on the Hegelian‐Marxist Origins of Gramsci's ‘Philosophy of Praxis’

A Brief Commentary on the Hegelian‐Marxist Origins of Gramsci's ‘Philosophy of Praxis’

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